Mr. Dennis Wyndham
HOWARD STANDISH Mr Vane Sutton-Vane
PHILIP MASON Mr. Arthur Finn
POLLOCK Mr Charles Bishop
INSPECTOR DONOHUE Mr. James Carew
SERGEANT DUNN Mr. Frank Harris
DOOLAN Mr. Denham Charles
HELEN O'NEILL Miss Hilda Bayley
MRS. CROSBY Miss Dorothy Hammon
MARY EASTWOOD Miss Margaret Moffat
HELEN TRENT Miss Ethel Carrington
ELIZABETH ERSKINE Miss Grace Darby
GRACE STANDISH Miss Gladys Maude
MME. ROSALIE LA GRANGE Mrs. Patrick Campbell

The scene throughout the play is the Italian Room in Roscoe Crosby's
House, New York. The time is evening. The second act takes place ten
minutes later than the first and the third act half an hour later than
the second.

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THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR

ACT I

_The_ SCENE _is the Italian Room in_ ROSCOE CROSBY'S _Home in New York.
It is a handsome room. A plan of the setting will be found at the end of
the play. As the curtain rises_ Miss HELEN O'NEILL _and_ WILLIAM CROSBY
_are discovered standing_ R.C. _They are in each other's arms, and the
rising curtain discloses them as they kiss. The window blinds are
drawn._

HELEN. I love you so.

WILLIAM. You are the most wonderful thing in all the world.

(_She gives a little laugh and moves away from him a step right_.)

HELEN. I can't believe it.

WILLIAM. That I love you?

HELEN. Oh, no, I'm sure of that.

WILLIAM. If there's any doubt in your mind, I'll prove it again.

HELEN. They'll see us. (_He takes her in his arms again and kisses her.
She laughs happily. And then turning a little stands with her cheek
pressed against his._) Oh, my dear, my dear!

(MRS. CROSBY, _a fashionably dressed and extremely attractive woman,
enters from door down_ L. _She closes the door. She stops for a moment
and watches the lovers and then with a little laugh comes toward them._
MRS. CROSBY _is fifty-five and looks ten years younger. She has charm,
beauty and kindliness._)

MRS. CROSBY (_coming to_ C. _a step_). Don't move, you look so
comfortable! (_They separate quickly._) Well, are you happy? (_To_ R.C.)

WILLIAM. Oh, m