He Who Gets Slapped
Gregory Zilboorg translation
A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS BY LEONID ANDREYEV TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GREGORY ZILBOORG
NEW YORK BRENTANO'S Publishers Copyright, 1922, by BRENTANO'S ——— Copyright, 1921, by THE DIAL PUBLISHING COMPANY ——— All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America
INTRODUCTION, ACT I, ACT II, ACT III, ACT IV
The first regular production of HE in English was by The Theatre Guild on January 9, 1922, at the Garrick Theatre, New York. The original cast was as follows:
Tilly } Musical Clowns { Philip Leigh
Polly Edgar Stehli
Briquet, Manager of the Circus Ernest Cossart
Mancini, Consuelo's Father Frank Reicher
Zinida, a Lion Tamer Helen Westley
Angelica } Trapeze Performers { Martha Bryan Allen
Estelle Helen Sheridan
Francois Edwin R. Wolfe
HE Richard Bennett
Jackson, a ClownHenry Travers
Consuelo, the Equestrian Tango QueenMargalo Gillmore
Alfred Bezano, a Bareback RiderJohn Rutherford
Baron RegnardLouis Calvert
A GentlemanJohn Blair
Wardrobe LadyKathryn Wilson
UsherCharles Cheltenham
ConductorEdwin R. Wolfe
PierrePhilip Loeb
A Sword DancerRenee Wilde
Ballet MasterOliver Grymes
Ballet Girls { Vera Tompkins Anne Tonnetti Marguerite Wernimont Frances Ryan
Actresses in Circus Pantomime { Adele St. Maur Sara Enright
Thomas, a Strong Man Dante Voltaire
A Snake CharmerJoan Clement
A ContortionistRichard Coolidge
A Riding MasterKenneth Lawton
A JugglerFrancis G. Sadtler
Acrobats { Sears Taylor Luigi Belastro
Stage Manager, Philip Loeb Ass't Stage Manager, Oliver Grymes
Produced under the direction of ROBERT MILTON
Settings and Costumes by LEE SIMONSON
"Stage, screen, and amateur rights for the translation and the original play in all English-speaking countries are owned and controlled by The Theatre Guild, 65 West 35th St., New York City. No public readings or performances may be given without their written consent."