Front matter

LILIOM

Cast of First New York Production

Introduction

Synopsis of Scenes

Cast of Characters

The Prologue

Scene One

Scene Two

Scene Three

Scene Four

Scene Five

Scene Six

Scene Seven

Transcriber’s Note

L I L I O M

A LEGEND IN SEVEN SCENES AND A PROLOGUE

BY

FRANZ MOLNAR

ENGLISH TEXT AND INTRODUCTION BY

BENJAMIN F. GLAZER

HORACE LIVERIGHT PUBLISHER NEW YORK

LILIOM

COPYRIGHTED, 1921, BY UNITED PLAYS INC.

All rights reserved

First Printing, May, 1921 Second Printing, June, 1921 Third Printing, August, 1921 Fourth Printing, November, 1921 Fifth Printing, September, 1922 Sixth Printing, December, 1922 Seventh Printing, January, 1926 Eighth Printing, December, 1927 Ninth Printing, November, 1928

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Printed in the United States of America

As originally produced by The Theatre Guild, on the night of April 20, 1921, at the Garrick Theatre, New York City.