By Upton Sinclair
Edited by E. Haldeman Julius
CHARACTERS IN THE "REAL-PLAY"
Will ............................. The author
Peggy ................Joint author and critic
Bill ..................... Their son (aged 8)
Dad ............................ Will's father
Schmidt......................... The grocer
The Policeman.
The Landlady.
CHARACTERS IN THE "PLAY-PLAY"
Jack ........................ The adventurer
Bob ............................. His cousin
Dad .............................. His father
Jessie.............................. His sister
Gladys .......................... His fiancee
Belle ............................. A waitress
Dolly ............................. Her sister
Bill .........................A street gamin
Schmidt ................ A restaurant keeper
The Policeman.
The Landlady.
A snow shoveller.
A butler.
Note: The characters of Dad, Bill, Schmidt, the Landlady and the
Policeman are the same in the Real and the Play-play. The character of
Jack is played by Will, and that of Belle by Peggy.
CONTENTS
THE POT BOILER
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.
ACT IV.
POSTSCRIPT