Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Produced by David Widger
First Series: The Silver Box Joy Strife
Second Series: The Eldest Son The Little Dream Justice
Third Series: The Fugitive The Pigeon The Mob
Fourth Series: A Bit O' Love The Foundations The Skin Game
Six Short Plays: The First and The Last The Little Man Hall-marked Defeat The Sun Punch and Go
Fifth Series: A Family Man Loyalties Windows
JOHN BARTHWICK, M.P., a wealthy Liberal MRS. BARTHWICK, his wife JACK BARTHWICK, their son ROPER, their solicitor MRS. JONES, their charwoman MARLOW, their manservant WHEELER, their maidservant JONES, the stranger within their gates MRS. SEDDON, a landlady SNOW, a detective A POLICE MAGISTRATE AN UNKNOWN LADY, from beyond TWO LITTLE GIRLS, homeless LIVENS, their father A RELIEVING OFFICER A MAGISTRATE'S CLERK AN USHER POLICEMEN, CLERKS, AND OTHERS
TIME: The present. The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
The curtain rises on the BARTHWICK'S dining-room, large, modern, and well furnished; the window curtains drawn. Electric light is burning. On the large round dining-table is set out a tray with whisky, a syphon, and a silver cigarette-box. It is past midnight.
A fumbling is heard outside the door. It is opened suddenly; JACK BARTHWICK seems to fall into the room. He stands holding by the door knob, staring before him, with a beatific smile. He is in evening dress and opera hat, and carries in his hand a sky-blue velvet lady's reticule. His boyish face is freshly coloured and clean-shaven. An overcoat is hanging on his arm.
The curtain falls.
John Galsworthy
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THE COMPLETE PLAYS OF JOHN GALSWORTHY
CONTENTS:
FIRST SERIES:
THE SILVER BOX
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
ACT II
SCENE I
SCENE II
ACT III
JOY
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
STRIFE
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I. The dining-room of the Manager's house.
ACT I
ACT II
SCENE I
SCENE II
ACT III
GALSWORTHY PLAYS—SECOND SERIES—NO. 1
THE ELDEST SON
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
SCENE I
SCENE II
ACT II
ACT III
THE LITTLE DREAM
CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS IN THE DREAM
VOICES AND FIGURES IN THE DREAM
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
SCENE IV
SCENE V
SCENE VI
JUSTICE
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
CAST OF THE FIRST PRODUCTION
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
ACT IV
GALSWORTHY PLAYS—SERIES 3
THE FUGITIVE
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I. George Dedmond's Flat. Evening.
ACT I
CURTAIN.
ACT II
CURTAIN.
ACT III
CURTAIN.
SCENE II
CURTAIN
ACT IV
CURTAIN.
THE PIGEON
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
THE MOB
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
A MOB
ACT I
THE CURTAIN FALLS.
ACT. II
THE CURTAIN FALLS
ACT III
SCENE I
THE CURTAIN FALLS.
SCENE II
THE CURTAIN FALLS
ACT IV
THE CURTAIN FALLS, BUT RISES AGAIN ALMOST AT ONCE.
AFTERMATH
THE CURTAIN FALLS.
A BIT O' LOVE
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
SCENE: A VILLAGE OF THE WEST
A BIT O' LOVE
ACT I
ACT II
SCENE I
CURTAIN.
SCENE II
CURTAIN.
SCENE III
CURTAIN.
ACT III
SCENE I
CURTAIN.
SCENE II
THE FOUNDATIONS
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
SCENES
ACT I
CURTAIN
ACT II
CURTAIN
ACT III
CURTAIN
THE SKIN GAME
CHARACTERS
ACT I. HILLCRIST'S Study
ACT III
ACT I
CURTAIN
ACT II
SCENE I
CURTAIN
SCENE II
CURTAIN
ACT III
SCENE I
SCENE II
CURTAIN
FROM THE SERIES OF SIX SHORT PLAYS
THE FIRST AND THE LAST
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
SCENE I
CURTAIN
SCENE II
CURTAIN
CURTAIN
THE LITTLE MAN
CHARACTERS
SCENE I
CURTAIN
SCENE II
CURTAIN
SCENE III
CURTAIN
FROM THE SERIES OF SIX SHORT PLAYS
CONTENTS:
HALL-MARKED
CHARACTERS
HALL-MARKED
CURTAIN
DEFEAT
CHARACTERS
DEFEAT
CURTAIN
THE SUN
CHARACTERS
THE SUN
CURTAIN
PUNCH AND GO
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
OF THE PLAY WITHIN THE PLAY
SCENE: The Stage of a Theatre.
PUNCH AND GO
FIFTH SERIES
CONTENTS:
A FAMILY MAN
CHARACTERS
ACT I
SCENE I
SCENE II
ACT II
CURTAIN.
ACT III
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
LOYALTIES
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
SCENE I
SCENE II
CURTAIN
ACT II
SCENE I
CURTAIN.
ACT III
SCENE I
CURTAIN.
SCENE II
CURTAIN.
SCENE III
WINDOWS
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
CURTAIN.
ACT II
CURTAIN.
ACT III
CURTAIN.