THE TORCH-BEARERS
“There will be actresses when husbandsare a thing of the past.”
—Mrs. Pampinelli.
THE TORCH-BEARERS
A Satirical Comedy
in
THREE ACTS
By GEORGE KELLY
Preface by
KENNETH MACGOWAN
NEW YORK
AMERICAN LIBRARY SERVICE
1923
Copyright 1923
AMERICAN LIBRARY SERVICE
All Rights Reserved.
“The Torch-Bearers,” by George Kelly, waspresented by Stewart and French for the firsttime on any stage at the Savoy Theatre, AsburyPark, New Jersey, on the night of Monday,August 14, 1922, with the following cast:
| Mr. Frederick Ritter | Mr. Arthur Shaw |
| Mr. Huxley Hossefrosse | Mr. Douglas Garden |
| Mr. Spindler | Mr. Edward Reese |
| Mr. Ralph Twiller | Mr. Booth Howard |
| Teddy Spearing | Mr. William Castle |
| Mr. Stage Manager | Mr. J. A. Curtis |
| Mrs. Paula Ritter | Miss Mary Boland |
| Mrs. J. Duro Pampinelli | Miss Alison Skipworth |
| Mrs. Nelly Fell | Miss Helen Lowell |
| Miss Florence McCrickett | Miss Rose Mary King |
| Mrs. Clara Sheppard | Miss Daisy Atherton |
| Jenny | Miss Mary Gildea |
Play staged by the Author
NOTE—
The form of the present manuscript is exactly thatin which this play was presented during its run atthe Vanderbilt Theatre, New York City, New York.
—The Author.
THE TORCH-BEARERS