The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Squire, by Arthur W. Pinero

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Title: The Squire
An Original Comedy in Three Acts

Author: Arthur W. Pinero

Release Date: May 22, 2007 [EBook #21570]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SQUIRE ***

Produced by David Widger

THE SQUIRE

An Original Comedy in Three Acts

ARTHUR W. PINERO

Copyright, 1905

New York
SAMUEL FRENCH

PUBLISHER

26 WEST 22D STREET

London

SAMUEL FRENCH, Ltd.

26 Southampton Street,

STRAND, LONDON.

THE SQUIRE.

Produced at the St. James's Theatre, London, on December 29th, 1881
with the following cast:-

Characters:

The Rev. Paul Dormer.....................Mr. Hare

Lieutenant Thorndyke.....................Mr. Kendal

Gilbert Hythe............................Mr. T. N. Wenraan

Gunnion..................................Mr. Macintosh

Izod Haggerston..........................Mr. T. W. Robertson

Fell.....................................Mr. Martin

Robjohns, Junior.........................Mr. Brandon Thomas

The Representative of the "Pagley
Mercury "................................Mr. Steyne

Kate Verity..............................Mrs. Kendal

Christiana Haggerston....................Miss Ada Murray

Felicity Gunnion.........................Miss Stella Brereton

Villagers.

THE SQUIRE

ACT I. -- THE SECRET.

Scene:--The exterior of a decayed, weatherbeaten,
Elizabethan 'mansion, overgrown with ivy and
autumn-tinted creeper. On the R., the lower part
of a tower, square or circular. Facing the audience,
about five feet from the ground, a door
opening into the tower, the entrance proper to the
house. This door leads out on to a stone terrace,
which is run off the stage R., and which terminates
R. C., in a few broken and irregular steps.
At the foot of the steps, C., of stage, an old halting
stone. Below the terrace, R., a wooden garden
seat. On the R., of garden seat, a small rustic
table, on which is a work-basket with materials
for needlework. At back, up stage, the house
runs from R., to