| Richard Sterling | Mr. Frank Worthing | |
| Edward Warden | Mr. Robert Edeson | |
| Frederick Mason | Mr. John Flood | |
| Johnny Trotter | Mr. Ferdinand Gottschalk | |
| Dr. Steinart | Mr. George C. Boniface | |
| Godesby | Mr. J.B. Sturges | |
| Ryder | Mr. Kinard | |
| Servant at the Hermitage | Mr. Henry Warwick | |
| Jordan | Servants | Mr. Edward Moreland |
| Leonard | at the | Mr. Henry Stokes |
| A Footman | Hunters' | Mr. Frederick Wallace |
| Richard Sterling, Jr. | Master Harry Wright | |
| Mrs. Hunter | Mrs. Madge Carr Cook | |
| Mrs. Sterling (née Blanche Hunter) | Miss Amelia Bingham | |
| Jessica Hunter | Miss Maud Monroe | |
| Clara Hunter | Miss Minnie Dupree | |
| Miss Hunter | Miss Annie Irish | |
| Miss Godesby | Miss Clara Bloodgood | |
| Miss Sillerton | Miss Ysobel Haskins | |
| Tompson | Maids at | Miss Lillian Eldredge |
| Marie | the Hunters' | Miss Florence Lloyd |
Produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, September 5, 1903, with the following cast:—
| Richard Sterling | Mr. Sydney Valentine |
| Edward Warden | Mr. Reeves-Smith |
| Frederick Mason | Mr. J.L. Mackay |
| Johnny Trotter | Mr. G.M. Graham |
| Godesby | Mr. Horace Pollock |
| Dr. Steinart | Mr. Howard Sturges |
| Master Sterling | Miss Maidie Andrews |
| Ryder | Mr. Henry Howard |
| Jordan | Mr. Elgar B. Payne |
| Leonard | Mr. Littledale Power |
| Footman | Mr. Rivers Bertram |
| Servant | Mr. George Aubrey |
| Mrs. Sterling | Miss Lily Hanbury |
| Miss Hunter | Miss Kate Tyndall |
| Mrs. Hunter | Miss Lottie Venne |
| Jessica Hunter | Miss Alma Mara |
| Clara Hunter | Mrs. Mouillot |
| Miss Sillerton | Miss Florence Sinclair |
| Tompson | Miss L. Crauford |
| Marie | Miss Armstrong |
| Miss Godesby | Miss Fannie Ward |
ACT I
A drawing-room at the Hunters', handsomely and artistically furnished. The woodwork and furniture are in the period of Louis XVI. The walls and furniture are covered with yellow brocade, and the curtains are of the same golden material. At the back are two large windows which give out on Fifth Avenue, opposite the Park, the trees of which are seen across the way. At Left is a double doorway, leading into the hall. At Right, opposite, is a door which leads to other rooms, and thence to other parts of the house. In the centre, at back, between the two windows, is the fireplace; on the mantel are two vases and a clock in dark blue ormolu. There is a white and gold piano on the Right side of the room. The room suggests much wealth, and that it has been done by a professional decorator; the personal note of taste is lacking.
It is four o'clock in the afternoon. The shades of the windows are drawn down. There are rows and rows of camp-chairs filling the entire room.
The curtain rises slowly. After a moment, Jordan, the butler, and Leonard, a footman, enter from the Left and begin to gather together and carry out the camp-chairs. They do this with very serious faces, and take great pains to step softly and to make no noise. They enter a second time for more chairs.
Jordan. [Whispers to Leonard.] When are they coming for the chairs?