[CHARACTERS]
| Flora Lloyd | Widow, aged 28. |
| Mrs. Reach Haslam | A Novelist, aged 56. |
| Mr. Reach Haslam | Her Husband, aged 58. |
| Cedric Haslam | Their eldest Son, aged 32. |
| Charles Haslam | Their second Son, aged 22. |
| The Bishop of Chelmsford | Aged 55. |
| Mr. Frampington | Aged 30. |
| Gaston | A Swiss Waiter, aged 23. |
| Cuthbert | Mrs. Reach Haslam's Butler. |
[CAST OF THE PLAY]
| Flora Lloyd | Miss MARIE TEMPEST. |
| Mrs. Reach Haslam | Miss KATE SERJEANTSON. |
| Mr. Reach Haslam | Mr. DION BOUCICAULT. |
| Cedric Haslam | Mr. GRAHAM BROWNE. |
| Charles Haslam | Mr. BASIL HALLAM. |
| Bishop of Chelmsford | Mr. BERTE THOMAS. |
| Mr. Frampington | Mr. DENNIS EADIE. |
| Gaston | Mr. CECIL ROSE. |
| Cuthbert | Mr. HORTON COOPER. |
[NOTES ON CHARACTERS IN ACT I]
Flora Lloyd. Beautiful. Elegant. Charming. All in the highest degree possible. The whole play turns on these qualities in her.
Cedric Haslam. Renowned aviator. The taciturn inventive Englishman. Very self-controlled, but capable of passionate moments. Obstinate, with enormous force of character. His movements, gestures, and speech have a certain air of slow indolence, but are at the same time marked by that masculine harshness and brusqueness which would specially appeal to a woman like Flora. No one could guess from his demeanour that he is famous.