A MESSAGE FROM MARS

CHARACTERS

Horace Parker
Aunt Martha (Miss Parker)
Minnie Templar, Adopted sister to Horace
Arthur Dicey
Bella, Servant at the Parkers’
A Tramp
A Messenger from Mars
Mrs. Clarence
Sir Edward Vivian, An Astronomer } Guests of Mrs. Clarence
1st Gentleman }
2nd Gentleman }
Other Ladies and Gentlemen }
Footman, At Mrs. Clarence’s
Dr. Chapman
A Woman Outcast
A Policeman
A Newsboy
A Wounded Man } Crowd in Street Accident
Polly, his wife }
1st Man }
2nd Man }
Ambulance Doctor }
Other Men and Women }
1st Working Man } Refugees from a fire
1st Working Woman }
2nd Working Woman }
Girl Mothering a Baby }
An Old Couple }
Other Working People and Babies }

Scene: London.

Time: The Present.

ACTI.A room in Horace Parker’s house. 9 p.m.
ACTII.(A Dream) Outside Mrs. Clarence’s house.
ACTIII.Same as Act I. The same evening.