It Pays To Advertise
A FARCICAL FACT IN THREE ACTS
BY
Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett
Copyright, 1914, By Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett
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Copyright, 1917, By Samuel French
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
A FARCICAL FACT IN THREE ACTS BY
Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett
Staged under the direction of Sam Forrest
The characters appear in the order in which they are named
| ORIGINAL CAST | |
| Mary Grayson | Ruth Shepley |
| Johnson | George Schaeffer |
| Comtesse de Beaurien | Louise Drew |
| Rodney Martin | Grant Mitchell |
| Cyrus Martin | John Cope |
| Ambrose Peale | Will Deming |
| Marie | Cecile Bretone |
| William Smith | Harry Driscole |
| Donald McChesney | W. J. Brady |
| Miss Burke | Vivian Rogers |
| Ellery Clark | Kenneth Hill |
| George Bronson | Sydney Seaward |
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
| Act | I. | Library at Cyrus Martin’s. |
| Act | II. | The office of The 13 Soap Company |
| Act | III. | Same as Act I. |