JOHN BUILDER……………. of the firm of Builder & Builder JULIA………………….. His Wife ATHENE…………………. His elder Daughter MAUD…………………… His younger Daughter RALPH BUILDER…………… His Brother, and Partner GUY HERRINGHAME…………. A Flying Man ANNIE………………….. A Young Person in Blue CAMILLE………………… Mrs Builder's French Maid TOPPING………………… Builder's Manservant THE MAYOR………………. Of Breconridge HARRIS…………………. His Secretary FRANCIS CHANTREY………… J.P. MOON…………………… A Constable MARTIN…………………. A Police Sergeant A JOURNALIST……………. From The Comet THE FIGURE OF A POACHER THE VOICES AND FACES OF SMALL BOYS

The action passes in the town of Breconridge, the Midlands.