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A Satire
By Karl Ettlinger
Translated by Benjamin F. Glazer.

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Copyright, 1920, by Benjamin F. Glazer.

All rights reserved.

The first performance of Altruism was given by The Stage Society of Philadelphia at the Little Theatre, Philadelphia, on January 28, 1916, with the following cast:

A Beggar Henry C. Sheppard
A Waiter E. Ryland Carter
A Young Man William H. McClure
A Cocotte Sylvia Loeb.
A Parisian Edward B. Latimer
His Wife Florence Bernstein
Their Child Jean Massey
An Artist Theron J. Bamberger
An American William J. Holt
A Gentleman Caspar W. Briggs
Another Gentleman Norris W. Corey
A Pickpocket Walter E. Endy
A Gendarme William H. Russell
Another Gendarme Frederick Cowperthwaite
A Workingman Walter D. Dalsimer
A Flower Girl Katherine Kennedy
A Passing Lady C. Warren Briggs
A Bystander Charles E. Sommer
An Old Lady Paulyne Brinkman
A Grisette Florence M. Lyman

[Time: The present. PLACE: A Parisian Café by the Seine.]

Produced under the direction of Benjamin F. Glazer. Scene designed by H. Devitt

Welsh. Costumes designed by Martha G. Speiser.

CHARACTERS
A Beggar A Townsman A Townswoman Their Seven-year-old Son An Artist An American A Cocotte A Waiter A Workingman A Young Man Two Officers The Crowd
Place: Paris.
Time: Present.
On the banks of the Seine.

The play was later produced by the Washington Square Players, at the Comedy Theatre, New York City. The professional and amateur stage rights are reserved by the translator, Mr. Benjamin F. Glazer, Editorial Department, The Press, Philadelphia, Pa., to whom all requests for permission to produce the play should be made.

Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays

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