THE FOOL

A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS

ACT III FROM THE SELWYN PRODUCTION Photograph by White Studio

THE FOOL

A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS

BY

CHANNING POLLOCK

"They called me in the public squares The fool that wears a crown of thorns."

PUBLISHERS BRENTANO'S : : : NEW YORK BRENTANO'S LTD. : : LONDON

Copyright, 1922, By CHANNING POLLOCK

All rights reserved

First printingDecember, 1922

Second printingJanuary, 1923

Third printingFebruary, 1923

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The cast of "THE FOOL" as originally presented by Selwyn & Company, at the Times Square Theatre, New York, October 23, 1922

THE FOOL

PRODUCED BY FRANK REICHER

Scenic Production and Decorations by Clifford B. Pember

THE PERSONS (In the order in which they speak)

Mrs. Henry GilliamMaude Truax

"Dilly" GilliamRea Martin

Mrs. ThornburyEdith Shayne

Mr. BarnabyGeorge Wright

Mrs. TiceLillian Kemble

"Jerry" GoodkindLowell Sherman

Rev. Everett WadhamArthur Elliott

Clare JewettPamela Gaythorne

George F. GoodkindHenry Stephenson

"Charlie" BenfieldRobert Cummings

Daniel GilchristJames Kirkwood

A Poor ManFrank Sylvester

A ServantGeorge Le Soir

Max StedtmanGeoffrey Stein

Joe HennigRollo Lloyd

UmanskiFredrik Vogeding

"Grubby"Arthur Elliott

MackFrank Sylvester

Mary MargaretSara Sothern

Pearl HennigAdrienne Morrison

Miss LevinsonWanda Laurence

And a Number of Persons of Minor Importance

Stage, screen and amateur rights in this play are owned and controlled by the Author, who may be reached care Selwyn & Company, at the Selwyn Theatre, New York. No performances or public readings may be given without his written consent.