"Overtones" was produced by the Washington Square Players under the
direction of Edward Goodman at the Bandbox Theatre, New York City,
beginning November 8, 1915, to represent an American one-act play on a
bill of four comparative comedies, "Literature" by Arthur Schnitzler of
Austria, "The Honorable Lover" by Roberto Bracco of Italy, and "Whims"
by Alfred de Musset of France. In the cast were the following:
HETTY. Josephine A. Meyer
HARRIET, her overtone. Agnes McCarthy
MAGGIE. Noel Haddon
MARGARET, her overtone. Grace Griswold
The scene was designed by Lee Simonson and the costumes and draperies by
Bertha Holley.
"Overtones" was subsequently presented in vaudeville by Martin Beck,
beginning at the Palace Theatre, Chicago, February 28, 1916, with Helena
Lackaye as star, with the following cast:
HARRIET, a cultured woman Helene Lackaye
HETTY, her primitive self. Ursula Faucett
MARGARET, a cultured woman Francesca Rotoli
MAGGIE, her primitive self. Nellie Dent
The scene was designed by Jerome Blum.