By S. N. BEHRMAN
New York: Random House, 1939
SNBehrman.com, 2009

CHARACTERS

CLEMENTINE AMANDA SMITH
LINDA ESTERBROOK, known on stage as Linda Paige ROBERT
PHILO SMITH, a financier MAKEPEACE LOVELL
GAYLORD ESTERBROOK, called "Gay"  

SCENES

ACT ONE The living room in Linda's tower-apartment in a New York hotel. Early evening.
 
ACT TWO The upstairs living room of the Smiths' New York house. Later that evening.
 
ACT THREE Same as Act One. Early afternoon the next day. The action of the play takes place during the winter of 1938.
 

Copyright © 1938, 1939 by S. N. Behrman. Copyright © renewed 1966 by S. N. Behrman.

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