ACT I

THE VORTEX

THE VORTEX

A Play in Three Acts

By

NOEL COWARD

[Illustration: (Publisher colophon.)]

PUBLISHERS

HARPER & BROTHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

THE VORTEX

Copyright, 1924

BY NOEL COWARD

Printed in the U.S.A.

D-A

_All rights reserved._

_Applications regarding performing rights

should be addressed to the author

care of the publishers_

To

G. CALTHROP

WITH A GOOD DEAL OF GRATITUDE

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

PRESTON

HELEN SAVILLE

PAUNCEFORT QUENTIN

CLARA HIBBERT

FLORENCE LANCASTER

TOM VERYAN

NICKY LANCASTER

DAVID LANCASTER

BUNTY MAINWARING

BRUCE FAIRLIGHT

THE VORTEX

ACT I

THE VORTEX