A Play
by
Oscar Wilde
London: Leonard Smithers and Co
5 Old Bond Street W, 1899
[The text follows the
1909 Methuen & Co. edition.]
contents.
First Act.
Second Act.
Third Act.
Fourth Act.
to
frank harris
a slight tribute to
his power and distinction
as an artist
his chivalry and nobility
as a friend
the persons of the play.
The Earl of Caversham, K.G.
Viscount Goring, his Son
Sir Robert Chiltern, Bart., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Vicomte de Nanjac, Attaché at the French Embassy in London
Mr. Montford
Mason, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern
Phipps, Lord Goring’s Servant
James,
Harold, Footmen
Lady Chiltern
Lady Markby
The Countess of Basildon
Mrs. Marchmont
Miss Mabel Chiltern, Sir Robert Chiltern’s Sister
Mrs. Cheveley
the scenes of the play.
Act I: The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chilterns House in Grosvenor Square.
Act II: Morning-room in Sir Robert Chilterns House.
Act III: The Library of Lord Goring’s House in Curzon Street.
Act IV: Same as Act II.
Time: The Present.
Place: London.
The action of the play is completed within twenty-four hours.
THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET
Sole Lessee: Mr. Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Managers: Mr. Lewis Waller and Mr. H. H. Morell
January 3rd, 1895
The Earl of Caversham |
Mr. Alfred Bishop. |
Viscount Goring |
Mr. Charles H. Hawtrey. |
Sir Robert Chiltern |
Mr. Lewis Waller. |
Vicomte de Nanjac |
Mr. Cosmo Stuart. |
Mr. Montford |
Mr. Harry Stanford. |
Phipps |
Mr. C. H. Brookfield. |
Mason |
Mr. H. Deane. |
James (Footman) |
Mr. Charles Meyrick. |
Harold (Footman) |
Mr. Goodhart. |
Lady Chiltern |
Miss Julia Neilson. |
Lady Markby |
Miss Fanny Brough. |
Countess of Basildon |
Miss Vane Featherston. |
Mrs. Marchmont |
Miss Helen Forsyth. |
Miss Mabel Chiltern |
Miss Maud Millett. |
Mrs. Cheveley |
Miss Florence West. |