Produced by David Widger THE SQUIRE An Original Comedy in Three Acts ARTHUR W. PINERO Copyright, 1905 New York SAMUEL FRENCH PUBLISHER 26 WEST 22D STREET London SAMUEL FRENCH, Ltd. 26 Southampton Street, STRAND, LONDON. THE SQUIRE. Produced at the St. James's Theatre, London, on December 29th, 1881 with the following cast:- Characters: The Rev. Paul Dormer.....................Mr. Hare Lieutenant Thorndyke.....................Mr. Kendal Gilbert Hythe............................Mr. T. N. Wenraan Gunnion..................................Mr. Macintosh Izod Haggerston..........................Mr. T. W. Robertson Fell.....................................Mr. Martin Robjohns, Junior.........................Mr. Brandon Thomas The Representative of the "Pagley Mercury "................................Mr. Steyne Kate Verity..............................Mrs. Kendal Christiana Haggerston....................Miss Ada Murray Felicity Gunnion.........................Miss Stella Brereton Villagers. THE SQUIRE ACT I. -- THE SECRET. Scene:--The exterior of a decayed, weatherbeaten, Elizabethan 'mansion, overgrown with ivy and autumn-tinted creeper. On the R., the lower part of a tower, square or circular. Facing the audience, about five feet from the ground, a door opening into the tower, the entrance proper to the house. This door leads out on to a stone terrace, which is run off the stage R., and which terminates R. C., in a few broken and irregular steps. At the foot of the steps, C., of stage, an old halting stone. Below the terrace, R., a wooden garden seat. On the R., of garden seat, a small rustic table, on which is a work-basket with materials for needlework. At back, up stage, the house runs from R., to L., In R., corner, a piece of broken stonework, almost concealed by ivy, forming a footing to gain a broad beam which runs about twelve feet from the ground, from R., to L., Above the beam, two substantial casement windows, R., c. and L., Below the beams, R., C., a window, and on the L. a large archway, with broken iron gates leaning against its walls. Through the archway, a bright view of farm lands, ricks, etc., etc. On the L., continuing the house wall, down the stage, an outhouse, suggesting a kitchen dairy; outside this, up stage L., a wooden bench with milk-pails, etc. Down stage, a door leading into outhouse. Above door, L., C., rough deal table and two chairs. The ground is flagged with broken stones, which are much overgrown with moss and weed. _(Bright Music at opening. Lights full up. At rise of curtain, the bell rings in a discordant way. Christiana Haggerston discovered L., scrubbing a small wooden pail. Christiana is a handsome dark woman with the tinge of the gipsy upon her face.)_ {Chris.} What is it? _(puts pail on form L., goes up into archway and looks off R.)_