The Torch-Bearers

THE TORCH-BEARERS

Reading edition

“There will be actresses when husbands are a thing of the past.”

—Mrs. Pampinelli.

THE TORCH-BEARERS

A Satirical Comedy in THREE ACTS

By GEORGE KELLY

Preface by KENNETH MACGOWAN

NEW YORK AMERICAN LIBRARY SERVICE 1923

“The Torch-Bearers,” by George Kelly, was presented by Stewart and French for the first time on any stage at the Savoy Theatre, Asbury Park, New Jersey, on the night of Monday, August 14, 1922, with the following cast:

Mr. Frederick Ritter Mr. Arthur Shaw

Mr. Huxley Hossefrosse Mr. Douglas Garden

Mr. Spindler Mr. Edward Reese

Mr. Ralph Twiller Mr. Booth Howard

Teddy Spearing Mr. William Castle

Mr. Stage Manager Mr. J. A. Curtis

Mrs. Paula Ritter Miss Mary Boland

Mrs. J. Duro Pampinelli Miss Alison Skipworth

Mrs. Nelly Fell Miss Helen Lowell

Miss Florence McCrickett Miss Rose Mary King

Mrs. Clara Sheppard Miss Daisy Atherton

Jenny Miss Mary Gildea

Play staged by the Author

NOTE—

The form of the present manuscript is exactly that in which this play was presented during its run at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York City, New York.

—The Author.

THE TORCH-BEARERS