Night was originally produced by the East-West Players, at the Berkeley Theatre, New York City, April 7, 1916, with the following cast:

The Outcast [prostitute]Miriam Reinhardt.
The DrunkardMark Hoffman.
The BeggarMaxim Vodianoy.
The BastardJack Dickler.
The FoolMax Lieberman.
The ThiefGustav Blum.
HelenkaElizabeth Meltzer.
The Drunkard's WifeBryna Zaranov.

Produced under the direction of Gustav Blum.

Applications for permission to produce Night must be addressed to Mr. Sholom Asch,
3 Bank Street, New York.


NIGHT

A Play

By Sholom Asch

[Night in a market place. A small fire burns near a well. On a bench near it sleeps the Beggar. The old Prostitute is warming herself. There is the sound of dogs barking in the distance. Vast shadows move about the market-place. The Drunkard emerges from the gloom of the night.]

Drunkard. Good evening, Madam Prostitute. [Listens to the dogs.] Why are the dogs whining like this to-night?