'And So Ad Infinitum' (The Life of the Insects) / An Entomological Review, in Three Acts, a Prologue and an Epilogue

An Entomological Review, in Three Acts a Prologue and an Epilogue
BY THE BROTHERS ČAPEK
The authorized translation from the Czech by Paul Selver
FREELY ADAPTED FOR THE ENGLISH STAGE BY NIGEL PLAYFAIR AND CLIFFORD BAX
‘So, Naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite ’em, And so proceed ad infinitum .’ Dean Swift.
HUMPHREY MILFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
PRINTED IN ENGLAND AT THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS BY FREDERICK HALL
SCENES
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
(In the order of their appearance)

The Tramp is discovered, stretched out in sleep; a bottle at his side . Butterflies flutter across the scene .