Prelude

THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

THE EARL OF CAVERSHAM, K.G.

VISCOUNT GORING, his Son

SIR ROBERT CHILTERN, Bart., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs

VICOMTE DE NANJAC, Attaché at the French Embassy in London

MR. MONTFORD

MASON, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern

PHIPPS, Lord Goring’s Servant

JAMES }

HAROLD } Footmen

LADY CHILTERN

LADY MARKBY

THE COUNTESS OF BASILDON

MRS. MARCHMONT

MISS MABEL CHILTERN, Sir Robert Chiltern’s Sister

MRS. CHEVELEY

THE SCENES OF THE PLAY

ACT I. _The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House in GrosvenorSquare_.

ACT II. _Morning-room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House_.

ACT III. _The Library of Lord Goring’s House in Curzon Street_.

ACT IV. _Same as Act II_.

TIME: _The Present_

PLACE: _London_.

_The action of the play is completed within twenty-four hours_.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET

_Sole Lessee_: _Mr. Herbert Beerbohm Tree_

_Managers_: _Mr. Lewis Waller and Mr. H. H. Morell_

_January_ 3_rd_, 1895

THE EARL OF CAVERSHAM

_Mr. Alfred Bishop_.VISCOUNT GORING

_Mr. Charles H. Hawtrey_.SIR ROBERT CHILTERN

_Mr. Lewis Waller_.VICOMTE DE NANJAC

_Mr. Cosmo Stuart_.MR. MONTFORD

_Mr. Harry Stanford_.PHIPPS

_Mr. C. H. Brookfield_.MASON

_Mr. H. Deane_.JAMES

_Mr. Charles Meyrick_.HAROLD

_Mr. Goodhart_.LADY CHILTERN

_Miss Julia Neilson_.LADY MARKBY

_Miss Fanny Brough_.COUNTESS OF BASILDON

_Miss Vane Featherston_.MRS. MARCHMONT

_Miss Helen Forsyth_.MISS MABEL CHILTERN

_Miss Maud Millet_.MRS. CHEVELEY

_Miss Florence West_.