THE FOOL
_A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS_
[Illustration: ACT III FROM THE SELWYN PRODUCTION
_Photograph by White Studio_]
THE FOOL
_A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS_
BY
CHANNING POLLOCK
"_They called me in the public squares
The fool that wears a crown of thorns._"
[Illustration]
PUBLISHERS
BRENTANO'S : : : NEW YORK
BRENTANO'S LTD. : : LONDON
COPYRIGHT, 1922,
BY CHANNING POLLOCK
_All rights reserved_
_First printing_ _December, 1922_
_Second printing_ _January, 1923_
_Third printing_ _February, 1923_
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The cast of "THE FOOL" as originally presented by
Selwyn & Company, at the TIMES SQUARE THEATRE,
New York, October 23, 1922
THE FOOL
PRODUCED BY FRANK REICHER
_Scenic Production and Decorations by_
CLIFFORD B. PEMBER
THE PERSONS
(_In the order in which they speak_)
_Mrs. Henry Gilliam_ MAUDE TRUAX
_"Dilly" Gilliam_ REA MARTIN
_Mrs. Thornbury_ EDITH SHAYNE
_Mr. Barnaby_ GEORGE WRIGHT
_Mrs. Tice_ LILLIAN KEMBLE
_"Jerry" Goodkind_ LOWELL SHERMAN
_Rev. Everett Wadham_ ARTHUR ELLIOTT
_Clare Jewett_ PAMELA GAYTHORNE
_George F. Goodkind_ HENRY STEPHENSON
_"Charlie" Benfield_ ROBERT CUMMINGS
_Daniel Gilchrist_ JAMES KIRKWOOD
_A Poor Man_ FRANK SYLVESTER
_A Servant_ GEORGE LE SOIR
_Max Stedtman_ GEOFFREY STEIN
_Joe Hennig_ ROLLO LLOYD
_Umanski_ FREDRIK VOGEDING
"_Grubby_" ARTHUR ELLIOTT
_Mack_ FRANK SYLVESTER
_Mary Margaret_ SARA SOTHERN
_Pearl Hennig_ ADRIENNE MORRISON
_Miss Levinson_ WANDA LAURENCE
_And a Number of Persons of Minor Importance_
Stage, screen and amateur rights in this play are owned and controlled
by the Author, who may be reached care Selwyn & Company, at the Selwyn
Theatre, New York. No performances or public readings may be given
without his written consent.
_THE PERSONS_
(_In the order in which they speak_)
MRS. HENRY GILLIAM.
"DILLY" GILLIAM.
MRS. THORNBURY.
MR. BARNABY.
MRS. TICE.
"JERRY" GOODKIND.
REV. EVERETT WADHAM.
CLARE JEWETT.
GEORGE F. GOODKIND.
"CHARLIE" BENFIELD.
DANIEL GILCHRIST.
A POOR MAN.
A SERVANT.
MAX STEDTMAN.
JOE HENNIG.
UMANSKI.
GRUBBY.
MACK.
MARY MARGARET.
PEARL HENNIG.
AND A NUMBER OF PERSONS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE.
_THE PLACES_
ACT I.--_The Church of the Nativity._
_Christmas Eve, 1918._