He Who Gets Slapped: A Play in Four Acts |
INTRODUCTION ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED
A SCENE FROM THE THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTION
Setting by Lee Simonson Photograph by Francis Bruguierre
A SCENE FROM THE THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTION He Who Gets Slapped A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS
BY LEONID ANDREYEV
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
GREGORY ZILBOORG colophon NEW YORK
BRENTANO'S
Publishers
Copyright, 1922, by
BRENTANO'S
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Copyright, 1921, by
THE DIAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
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All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
The first regular production of HE in English was by The Theatre Guild on January 9, 1922,
at the Garrick Theatre, New York. The original cast was as follows: | | Tilly | } | | Musical Clowns | { | Philip Leigh | | Polly | | Edgar Stehli | | Briquet, Manager of the Circus | | Ernest Cossart | | Mancini, Consuelo's Father | Frank Reicher | | Zinida, a Lion Tamer | Helen Westley | | Angelica | } | | Trapeze Performers | { | Martha Bryan Allen | | Estelle | | Helen Sheridan | | Francois | | Edwin R. Wolfe | | HE | Richard Bennett | | Jackson, a Clown | Henry Travers | | Consuelo, the Equestrian Tango Queen | Margalo Gillmore | | Alfred Bezano, a Bareback Rider | John Rutherford | | Baron Regnard | Louis Calvert | | A Gentleman | John Blair | | Wardrobe Lady | Kathryn Wilson | | Usher | Charles Cheltenham | | Conductor | Edwin R. Wolfe | | Pierre | Philip Loeb | | A Sword Dancer | Renee Wilde | | Ballet Master | Oliver Grymes | | Ballet Girls | | { | Vera Tompkins
Anne Tonnetti
Marguerite Wernimont
Frances Ryan | | Actresses in Circus Pantomime | | { | Adele St. Maur
Sara Enright | | Thomas, a Strong Man | | Dante Voltaire | | A Snake Charmer | Joan Clement | | A Contortionist | Richard Coolidge | | A Riding Master | Kenneth Lawton | | A Juggler | Francis G. Sadtler | | Acrobats | | { | Sears Taylor
Luigi Belastro | | Stage Manager, Philip Loeb Ass't Stage Manager, Oliver Grymes | | Produced under the direction of ROBERT MILTON | | Settings and Costumes by LEE SIMONSON |
"Stage, screen, and amateur rights for the translation and the original play in all English-speaking countries are owned and controlled by The Theatre Guild, 65 West 35th St., New York City. No public readings or performances may be given without their written consent."
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