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ОглавлениеProgram of the play as first performed in
New York, Jan. 17, 1911, at the Garrick Theatre
Charles Frohman, Manager
HENRY B. HARRIS Presents
EDMUND BREESE
—AS—
THE DEVIL
—IN—
THE SCARECROW
A FANTASTIC ROMANCE By PERCY MACKAYE
CHARACTERS
(Note—The following characters are named is the order in which they first appear)
| Blacksmith Bess (Goody Rickby) | Alice Fischer |
| Dickon, a Yankee Improvisation of the Prince of Darkness | Edmund Breese |
| Rachel Merton, niece of the Justice | Fola La Follette |
| Richard Talbot | Earle Browne |
| Justice Gilead Merton | Brigham Royce |
| Lord Ravensbane (The Scarecrow) | Frank Reicher |
| Mistress Cynthia Merton, sister of the Justice | Mrs. Felix Morris |
| Micah, a servant | Harold M. Cheshire |
| Captain Bugby, the Governor’s secretary | Regan Hughston |
| Minister Dodge | Clifford Leigh |
| Mistress Dodge, his wife | Eleanor Sheldon |
| Rev. Master Rand, of Harvard College | William Levis |
| Rev. Master Todd, of Harvard College | Harry Lillford |
| Sir Charles Reddington, Lieutenant Governor | H. J. Carvill |
| Mistress Reddington } his | Zenaidee Williams |
| Amelia Reddington } daughters | Georgia Dvorak |
Time—About 1690 Place—A town in Massachusetts
Act I.—The Blacksmith Shop of “Blacksmith Bess.” Dawn.
Acts II., III., and IV.—Justice Merton’s Parlor.
Morning, afternoon, and evening.
Produced under the direction of Edgar Selwyn
Incidental and entre’act music by Robert Hood Bowers
The portrait of Justice Merton, as a young man,
by John W. Alexander
Scenery designed and painted by H. Robert Law
Costumes by Darian, from designs by Byron Nestor
All of the music composed especially for this production,
by ROBERT HOOD BOWERS
Overture—Devil’s Motif; Hymn; Love Motif; Ravensbane’s Minuet, etc.
First Entre’act—Ravensbane goes a-wooing. He is instructed in the art by the Devil. He aspires to Rachel’s hand.
Second Entre’act—The challenge to the duel. The squire sends his second, the town dandy, to wait upon Ravensbane.
Third Entre’act—Ravensbane’s crow song with its tragic ending. His despair.
