SCENES OF ACTS
Reading edition
Act One—A barren coral island on the fringe of the Malay archipelago—Noon.
Act Two—Interior of a boat shed on the wharf of the Bartlett place on the California coast. An afternoon six months later.
Act Three—Exterior of the Bartlett house—dawn of the following morning.
Act Four—Bartlett’s “cabin”—his lookout post—at the top of the house. A night one year later.
Time of the play—About the year 1900