ew York, one week before the date when the play is
given.
Whenever the play is produced by amateurs the following notice must
appear on all programs, printing and advertising for the play: "Produced
by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York."
Attention is called to the penalty provided by law for any infringement
of the author's rights, as follows:
SECTION 4966:--Any person publicly performing or representing any
dramatic or musical composition for which copyright has been obtained,
without the consent of the proprietor of said dramatic or musical
composition, or his heirs and assigns, shall be liable for damages
thereof, such damages, in all cases to be assessed at such sum, not less
than one hundred dollars for the first and fifty dollars for every
subsequent performance, as to the court shall appear to be just. If the
unlawful performance and representation be wilful and for profit, such
person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year.--U.S. Revised
Statutes: Title 60, Chap. 3.
* * * * *
THE CAST
PRINCESS MARIA THERESA OF ARAGON.
WARREN JARVIS, _of Kentucky_.
NITA, _the Princess' Maid_.
HOUSE DETECTIVE, _Manhattan Hotel_.
RUSTY SNOW, _Warren Jarvis' Colored Servant_.
DETECTIVES, _from Police Headquarters_.
HOTEL PORTER.
STEWARD, _on S.S. Aquitania_.
CARLOS, _Duke d'Alva_.
DOLORES, _the Innkeeper's Daughter_.
VARDOS, _Messenger to the Missing Prince_.
DON ROBLEDO, _a Soldier of Fortune_.
PEDRO, _the Innkeeper_.
MAXIMO, _a Spanish Soldier_.
GASPAR, _a Villager_.
JOSE, _Chauffeur_.
TIME: _The Present_.
ACT I. _A Room in the Hotel Manhattan, New
York. Five A.M._
ACT II. _A Cabin on Board S.S. Aquitania. Same
Morning._
ACT III. _An Old Tavern, Segura, Spain. Evening._
ACT IV. _The Castle. Same Night._
* * * * *
THE GHOST BREAKER
ACT I
SCENE: _Room 1121, Manhattan Hotel, New York City._
_At rise stage dark. Moonlight streams through the window. Small clock
strikes five. Pause. Tower clock strikes. Two gun-shots heard off stage
right. Door slams off stage. Footsteps heard
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