"The Rim of the World" was first produced by the Liberal Club, New York City, at Webster Hall, in 1915, with the following cast:
The Maid ……… Jo Gotsch
The Gypsy …….. Floyd Dell
The King………. Edward Goodman
The Princess…… Marjorie Jones
_Morning. A room in a palace, opening on a balcony. Through the arched broad window at the back is seen the sky, just beginning to be suffused with the rosy streakings of dawn. A large, wide heavy seat stands on a dais, with a low square stool beside it. A girl kneels on the stool, with her head and arms on the chair, dozing.
The dark figure of a man appears on the balcony. He puts a leg over the window-ledge and climbs in slowly.
A little noise wakes the girl. She stirs, looks round, jumps up, and starts to scream_.
THE MAN. Oh, not so loud!
THE GIRL. (finishes the scream in a subdued voice.)
THE MAN. That's better! But you ought to be more careful. You might wake somebody up.
THE GIRL. Who are you?
THE MAN. That's just what I was about to ask you—tell me, are you a
Princess, or a maidservant?