ALTRUISM
A Satire
By Karl Ettlinger
Translated by Benjamin F. Glazer.
Copyright, 1920, by Benjamin F. Glazer.
All rights reserved.
The first performance of Altruism was given by The Stage Society of Philadelphia at the Little Theatre, Philadelphia, on January 28, 1916, with the following cast:
| A Beggar | Henry C. Sheppard |
| A Waiter | E. Ryland Carter |
| A Young Man | William H. McClure |
| A Cocotte | Sylvia Loeb. |
| A Parisian | Edward B. Latimer |
| His Wife | Florence Bernstein |
| Their Child | Jean Massey |
| An Artist | Theron J. Bamberger |
| An American | William J. Holt |
| A Gentleman | Caspar W. Briggs |
| Another Gentleman | Norris W. Corey |
| A Pickpocket | Walter E. Endy |
| A Gendarme | William H. Russell |
| Another Gendarme | Frederick Cowperthwaite |
| A Workingman | Walter D. Dalsimer |
| A Flower Girl | Katherine Kennedy |
| A Passing Lady | C. Warren Briggs |
| A Bystander | Charles E. Sommer |
| An Old Lady | Paulyne Brinkman |
| A Grisette | Florence M. Lyman |
[Time: The present. PLACE: A Parisian Café by the Seine.]
Produced under the direction of Benjamin F. Glazer. Scene designed by H. Devitt
Welsh. Costumes designed by Martha G. Speiser.
| CHARACTERS |
| A Beggar A Townsman A Townswoman Their Seven-year-old Son An Artist An American A Cocotte A Waiter A Workingman A Young Man Two Officers The Crowd |
| Place: Paris. |
| Time: Present. |
| On the banks of the Seine. |
The play was later produced by the Washington Square Players, at the Comedy Theatre, New York City. The professional and amateur stage rights are reserved by the translator, Mr. Benjamin F. Glazer, Editorial Department, The Press, Philadelphia, Pa., to whom all requests for permission to produce the play should be made.