Cast of the original production before the Stage Society at the King’s Hall, London, on April 8, 9 and 10, 1906.
| Lucie Brignac | Suzanne Sheldon |
| Julien Brignac | Dennis Eadie |
| Lioret | Robert Grey |
| Annette | Muriel Ashwynne |
| Catherine | Betty Castle |
| Mme. Bernin | Lilian M. Revell |
| Pierre Poiret | Fred Grove |
| Laurent | Charles Dodsworth |
| Le Sous-Intendant | Michael Sherbrooke |
| Le Colonel | Frank H. Denton |
| M. Chevillot | Vincent Sternroyd |
| Jacques Poiret | Trevor Lowe |
| Mme. Chevillot | Mrs. Charles Maltby |
| Le Président | Kenyon Musgrave |
| L’Avocat | C. Herbert Hewetson |
| Mme. Thomas | Clare Greet |
| Marie Gaubert | Italia Conti |
| Tupin | Blake Adams |
| Mme. Tupin | Eily Malyon |
| Le Procureur | Charles A. Doran |
ACT I
Brignac’s drawing-room. Doors right, left, and at the back. Furniture of a government official. When the curtain rises Lucie, a woman of about thirty, is alone. Brignac, a man of thirty-eight, opens a door outside and calls gaily from the anteroom.
BRIGNAC. Here I am. [He takes off his cloak, gives it to a maid-servant, and enters].
LUCIE [gaily] Good morning, sous-préfet.
BRIGNAC [he is in the uniform of a sous-préfet. A tunic or dolman, with simple embroidery and two rows of buttons; a cap with an embroidered band, a sword with a mother o’ pearl handle and a silver-plated sheath. His belt is of silk; his trousers blue with a silver stripe; and he wears a black cravat. He comes forward, taking off his sword and belt during the following conversation. He is finishing a large cigar] Have you been bored all alone?
LUCIE. With three children one hasn’t time to be bored.