THE FOOL _A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS_ [Illustration: ACT III FROM THE SELWYN PRODUCTION _Photograph by White Studio_] THE FOOL _A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS_ BY CHANNING POLLOCK "_They called me in the public squares The fool that wears a crown of thorns._" [Illustration] PUBLISHERS BRENTANO'S : : : NEW YORK BRENTANO'S LTD. : : LONDON COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY CHANNING POLLOCK _All rights reserved_ _First printing_ _December, 1922_ _Second printing_ _January, 1923_ _Third printing_ _February, 1923_ PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The cast of "THE FOOL" as originally presented by Selwyn & Company, at the TIMES SQUARE THEATRE, New York, October 23, 1922 THE FOOL PRODUCED BY FRANK REICHER _Scenic Production and Decorations by_ CLIFFORD B. PEMBER THE PERSONS (_In the order in which they speak_) _Mrs. Henry Gilliam_ MAUDE TRUAX _"Dilly" Gilliam_ REA MARTIN _Mrs. Thornbury_ EDITH SHAYNE _Mr. Barnaby_ GEORGE WRIGHT _Mrs. Tice_ LILLIAN KEMBLE _"Jerry" Goodkind_ LOWELL SHERMAN _Rev. Everett Wadham_ ARTHUR ELLIOTT _Clare Jewett_ PAMELA GAYTHORNE _George F. Goodkind_ HENRY STEPHENSON _"Charlie" Benfield_ ROBERT CUMMINGS _Daniel Gilchrist_ JAMES KIRKWOOD _A Poor Man_ FRANK SYLVESTER _A Servant_ GEORGE LE SOIR _Max Stedtman_ GEOFFREY STEIN _Joe Hennig_ ROLLO LLOYD _Umanski_ FREDRIK VOGEDING "_Grubby_" ARTHUR ELLIOTT _Mack_ FRANK SYLVESTER _Mary Margaret_ SARA SOTHERN _Pearl Hennig_ ADRIENNE MORRISON _Miss Levinson_ WANDA LAURENCE _And a Number of Persons of Minor Importance_ Stage, screen and amateur rights in this play are owned and controlled by the Author, who may be reached care Selwyn & Company, at the Selwyn Theatre, New York. No performances or public readings may be given without his written consent. _THE PERSONS_ (_In the order in which they speak_) MRS. HENRY GILLIAM. "DILLY" GILLIAM. MRS. THORNBURY. MR. BARNABY. MRS. TICE. "JERRY" GOODKIND. REV. EVERETT WADHAM. CLARE JEWETT. GEORGE F. GOODKIND. "CHARLIE" BENFIELD. DANIEL GILCHRIST. A POOR MAN. A SERVANT. MAX STEDTMAN. JOE HENNIG. UMANSKI. GRUBBY. MACK. MARY MARGARET. PEARL HENNIG. AND A NUMBER OF PERSONS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE. _THE PLACES_ ACT I.--_The Church of the Nativity._ _Christmas Eve, 1918._ ACT II.--_The Goodkinds' Home._ _November, 1919._ ACT III.--"_Overcoat Hall._" _October, 1920._ ACT IV.--_Gilchrist's Room--"Upstairs."_ _Christmas Eve, 1920._ _The action takes place in New York City._ THE FOOL _ACT I._ SCENE: _The Church of the Nativity. New York._