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Produced at The Duke of York's Theatre, London, on October the 16th, 1917, with the following cast of characters:— The scene throughout the play is the Italian Room in Roscoe Crosby's House, New York. The time is evening. The second act takes place ten minutes later than the first and the third act half an hour later than the second....

The SCENE is the Italian Room in ROSCOE CROSBY'S Home in New York. It is a handsome room. A plan of the setting will be found at the end of the play. As the curtain rises Miss HELEN O'NEILL and WILLIAM CROSBY are discovered standing R.C. They are in each other's arms, and the rising curtain discloses them as they kiss. The window blinds are drawn. HELEN. I love you so. WILLIAM. You are the most wonderful thing in all the world. ( She gives a little laugh and moves away from him a step right .) H

Ten minutes later. Discovered: —CROSBY standing by the door L. ROSALIE still tied in chair. Dummy supposed to represent WALES' body, covered by a piece of drapery, has been placed on chesterfield facing fireplace up C. MRS. TRENT seated below console table L. end of chesterfield. MISS EASTWOOD seated at R. end of console table R. of chesterfield, rattling book leaves. STANDISH standing over R. below table. MISS STANDISH is sitting L.C. HELEN—WILLIAM— standing above table R. MRS. CROSBY seated L.

The same SCENE half an hour later . ROSALIE is discovered by table R. ROSALIE. Father in 'Eaven, help me. My little girl is in terrible trouble and there is not anyone to 'elp 'er but me. She is a good girl—you know all things, you know she is a good girl. Show me the way. I 'ave been a fakir all my life. I 'ave tricked them and fooled them, but I 'ave never meant to 'arm a soul, I 'ave never done 'arm to any person. And there is a power. It 'as come to me before, a power that I could not unders