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Title: Clair de Lune
A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes

Author: Michael Strange

Release Date: October 30, 2007 [eBook #23257]

Language: English

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CLAIR DE LUNE

A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes

by

MICHAEL STRANGE

G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London

The Knickerbocker Press
1921

Copyright, 1921
by
G. P. Putnam's Sons

Printed in the United States of America

All acting rights are reserved by the author. Application for the
rights of performing this play should be made to Michael Strange, who
may be addressed in care of the publishers.

CHARACTERS

THE COURT

THE QUEEN _Miss Ethel Barrymore_
THE DUCHESS OF BEAUMONT _Miss Violet Kemble Cooper_
PRINCE CHARLES _Mr. Henry Daniell_
PHEDRO _Mr. Herbert Grimwood_

A Chancellor, Courtiers, Ladies-in-Waiting, Lackeys, Maids

THE MOUNTEBANKS

URSUS--A Philosopher _Mr. E. Lyall Swete_
DEA--A Blind Dancer _Miss Jane Cooper_
ANOTHER DANCER _Miss Olga Barowski_
GWYMPLANE--A Clown _Mr. John Barrymore_

Drummer Boys, a Sailor

CLAIR DE LUNE

NOTE--Suggestions for the play, also the names of mountebanks and
villain, are taken from _L'Homme qui Rit_, by Victor Hugo.

ACT I

CLAIR DE LUNE

ACT I

SCENE 1

[_An old park with avenues of trees leading away in all
directions. Directly in background of stage there is a sheet of
water fringed by willow and poplar trees. On the right and left
is a high box hedge formed in curves with the top clipped in
grotesque shapes mostly of birds. A statue is placed in the
centre of each hedge, and beneath the statues are seats._

_When the curtain rises several courtiers are discovered
wandering or sitting about. There is much laughing and whispering
be