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THE MAN FROM HOME

BOOTH TARKINGTON and HARRY LEON WILSON

Harper & Brothers

WILLIAM HODGE

THE MAN FROM HOME

CHARACTERS AND PLAYERS

DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE WILLIAM HODGE THE GRAND DUKE VASILI VASILIVITCH EBEN PLYMPTON THE EARL OF HAWCASTLE E. J. RATCLIFFE THE HON. ALMERIC ST. AUBYN ECHLIN P. GAYER IVANOFF HENRY HARMON HORACE GRANGER-SIMPSON HASSARD SHORT RIBIERE HARRY L. LANG MARIANO ANTHONY ASHER MICHELE ANTONIO SALERNO CARABINIERE A. MONTEGRIFFO VALET DE CHAMBRE C. L. FELTON ETHEL GRANGER-SIMPSON OLIVE WYNDHAM COMTESSE DE CHAMPIGNY ALICE JOHNSON LADY CREECH. IDA VERNON

TIME: THE PRESENT

PLACE: SORRENTO, SOUTHERN ITALY

THE MAN FROM HOME

"OH NO! SHE ACCEPTED ME"

"YES, SIR, DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KOKOMO, INDIANA"

"THE NEW CHAUFFEUR FOR THE MACHINE, FROM NAPLES"

"YOU'RE AFTER SOMETHING THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO"

"IVAN! DON'T KILL ME!"

"MY FRIEND, THERE IS SAND IN YOUR GEAR-BOX"

CHARACTERS

MEN

DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE Of Kokomo, Indiana

THE GRAND-DUKE VASILI VASILIVITCH

THE EARL OF HAWCASTLE

THE HON. ALMERIC ST. AUBYN Son of Lord Hawcastle

IVANOFF

HORACE GRANGER-SIMPSON

RIBIERE The Grand-Duke's secretary

MARIANO Ma?tre d'h?tel

MICHELE A waiter

Two carabiniere

A valet de chambre

Several Sorrentine musicians and fishermen

WOMEN

ETHEL GRANGER-SIMPSON

COMTESSE DE CHAMPIGNY

LADY CREECH Sister-in-law of Hawcastle

The time is the present.

The scene is Sorrento, in Southern Italy.

THE FIRST ACT

SCENE: The terrace of the Hotel Regina Margherita, on the cliff at Sorrento, overlooking the Bay of Naples.

There is a view of the bay and its semi-circular coast-line, dotted with villages; Vesuvius gray in the distance. Across the stage at the rear runs a marble balustrade about three feet high, guarding the edge of the cliff. Upon the left is seen part of one wing of the hotel, entrance to which is afforded by wide-open double doors approached by four or five marble steps with a railing and small stoop. The hotel is of pink and white stucco, and striped awnings shield the windows. Upon the right is a lemon grove and shrubberies. There are two or three small white wicker tea-tables and a number of wicker chairs upon the left, and a square table laid with white cloth on the right.

As the curtain rises mandolins and guitars are heard, and the "Fisherman's Song," the time very rapid and gay, the musicians being unseen.

MARIANO, ma?tre d'h?tel, is discovered laying the table down R.C. with eggs, coffee, and rolls for two. He is a pleasant-faced, elderly man, stout, swarthy, clean shaven; wears dress-clothes, white waist-coat, and black tie. He is annoyed by the music.

MARIANO . Silenzio!

MICHELE . Par ici, Monsieur Ribiere, pour le ma?tre d'h?tel.

RIBIERE. . Ah, Mariano!

MARIANO. . Monsieur Ribiere! J'esp?re que vous ?tes--

Silenzio!

RIBIERE. . Let us speak English. There are not so many who understand.

MARIANO. . I hope Monsieur still occupy the exalt' position of secretar' to Monseigneur the Grand-Duke.

RIBIERE. . We will not mention the name or rank of my employer.

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