THE CHARACTERS
Reading edition
SANDOR TURAI, A Famous Dramatist MANSKY, His Collaborator ALBERT ADAM, A Young Composer ILONA SZABO, A Prima Donna ALMADY, A Leading Actor JOHANN DWORNITSCHEK, A Footman MELL, The Count’s Secretary TWO LACKEYS.
The action takes place in a room in a castle on the Italian Riviera, on a Saturday in summer.
Act I—2:00 a. m. Act II—6:00 a. m. Act III—7:30 p. m.
THE PLAY’S THE THING