The action is continuous; its changes of locale and atmosphere being indicated only by shifting emphases in the lighting. The acting presents no difficulty beyond that of securing actors with good voices who have troubled to learn how to speak the English language. _Characters in the Play_ THE CHRONICLER. THE TWO SPOKESMEN. FREEDOM. PARSON CLARK OF LEXINGTON. CAPTAIN JOHN PARKER OF THE LEXINGTON COMPANY. SERGEANT MUNROE OF THE LEXINGTON COMPANY. WILLIAM DIAMOND OF THE LEXINGTON COMPANY (drummer). JONATHAN HARRINGTON OF THE LEXINGTON COMPANY (fifer). MAJOR PITCAIRN. TWO BRITISH LIEUTENANTS. JOHN MUNROE OF THE LEXINGTON COMPANY. EBENEZER MUNROE OF THE LEXINGTON COMPANY. GEORGE WASHINGTON. EDMUND PENDLETON. PATRICK HENRY. THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. GENERAL HOWE. MAJOR ANDRE. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. JOHN BROWN. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. GENERAL GRANT. GENERAL LEE. _Groups in the Play_ THE CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON. (Men, women and children.) THE LEXINGTON COMPANY. (Men.) TWO REGIMENTS OF BRITISH INFANTRY. (Men.) THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. (Men.) THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. (Men, women and children.) THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA. (Men and women.) THE PIONEERS. (Men, women and children.) THE SLAVES. (Men.) THE EXECUTIONERS OF JOHN BROWN. (Men.) THE ARMY OF THE UNION. (Men.) THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERACY. (Men.) THE RAILROAD BUILDERS. (Men.) THE STEEL WORKERS. (Men.) THE COAL MINERS. (Men.) THE FARMERS. (Men.) THE BUILDERS. (Men.) THE FACTORY HANDS. (Women and children.) THE MEEK MEN. (Men.) WEALTH. (Men.) LABOR. (Men.) GOVERNMENT. (Men.) UNREST. (Men.) THE PAST. (Men.) A CHOIR OF SPEAKERS. A CHORUS OF SINGERS. BUGLERS AND DRUMMERS. “_Lexington_” _Think of the place in which the play is to be produced, just as it has been adapted from the natural forest. Think of the curving sleeve of water which lies along the lowermost edge of the scene, of the rising slopes and levels which surmount one another so spaciously, of the trees which close in back and sides._ _Then, into the face of the slope immediately above the water’s edge and directly in the center, set a simple low throne and put a conventional lectern before it. Flank this with two lower seats, even more simple. Build this whole group as gracefully and as lightly as the best taste of the best Georgian period dictates and paint it the purest white._ _This done, go to the extreme limits of the front of the scene and, just at the edge of the trees, erect two pedestals. These, in height, must a little more than top a man’s stature. In style and decoration they are as chaste as the central group. Probably they are finished with an exquisite cornice and adorned with garlands in low relief, just brushed with gold. Upon each one of them set a solid, simple throne, quite like the one you have already put in the center._