Act 3 — ARIADNE, OR BUSINESS FIRST
Reading edition
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
CHARACTERS
Ariadne Winter. John Winter (her husband). Mary (maid). Hector Chadwick. Hester Chadwick (his wife). Janet Ingleby. Horace Meldrum.
Scene: Drawing-room of John Winter’s house in the provincial town of Melchester.
Act I. Friday. Scene 1: Before dinner. Scene 2: Three hours later. Act II. Saturday. Late afternoon. Act III. Monday. Between tea and dinner.
The first performance of this play in London took place at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, on April 22, 1925, with the following cast:
John Winter Ion Swinley.
Ariadne Fay Compton.
Hector Chadwick John Deverell.
Hester Chadwick Louise Hampton.
Janet Ingleby Joyce Kennedy.
Horace Meldrum Allan Aynesworth.
Mary Barbara Everest.