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The Passing of Mars

PERSONS OF THE PLAY

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Mars, the ancient god of war. Soul of Man, his immortal enemy. Capital, in cartoon costumes. Labor, Religion, two personalities. Cult, the bastard brother of Religion, a fantastic poseur. Flip, a modern, the sophisticated intellect of large cities. Science, a strong youth in laboratory costume. Poetry, a serene old bard with a lyre. Music, a fair woman. Glamour, her seducer, wearing tinsel. Trade, a harlot. The Old Mother, a plain sibyl of the people. Men, women and children of the fighting nations of Europe in national peasant costumes.

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