The Honeymoon. Arnold Bennett

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       Arnold Bennett

      The Honeymoon

      A comedy in three acts

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066153601

Table of Contents

       CHARACTERS

       CAST OF THE PLAY

       NOTES ON CHARACTERS IN ACT I

       ACT I.

       NOTES ON CHARACTERS IN ACT II

       ACT II.

       ACT III.

       ARNOLD BENNETT

       The Regent

       Clayhanger

       Hilda Lessways

       The Matador of the Five Towns

       A Man from the North

       The Card

       Buried Alive

       Anna of the Five Towns

       Teresa of Watling Street

       Three Plays

       The Honeymoon: a Comedy in Three Acts

       Milestones: A Play in Three Acts

       The Great Adventure: A Play of Fancy in Four Acts

CHARACTERS

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Flora Lloyd	Widow, aged 28.
Mrs. Reach Haslam	A Novelist, aged 56.
Mr. Reach Haslam	Her Husband, aged 58.
Cedric Haslam	Their eldest Son, aged 32.
Charles Haslam	Their second Son, aged 22.
The Bishop of Chelmsford	Aged 55.
Mr. Frampington	Aged 30.
Gaston	A Swiss Waiter, aged 23.
Cuthbert	Mrs. Reach Haslam's Butler.

CAST OF THE PLAY

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as produced under the direction of Mr. Dion Boucicault at the Royalty Theatre, London, 6th Oct., 1911.
Flora Lloyd	Miss MARIE TEMPEST.
Mrs. Reach Haslam	Miss KATE SERJEANTSON.
Mr. Reach Haslam	Mr. DION BOUCICAULT.
Cedric Haslam	Mr. GRAHAM BROWNE.
Charles Haslam	Mr. BASIL HALLAM.
Bishop of Chelmsford	Mr. BERTE THOMAS.
Mr. Frampington	Mr. DENNIS EADIE.
Gaston	Mr. CECIL ROSE.
Cuthbert	Mr. HORTON COOPER.

NOTES ON CHARACTERS IN ACT I

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      Flora Lloyd. Beautiful. Elegant. Charming. All in the highest degree possible. The whole play turns on these qualities in her.

      Cedric Haslam. Renowned aviator. The taciturn inventive Englishman. Very self-controlled, but capable of passionate moments. Obstinate, with enormous force of character. His movements, gestures, and speech have a certain air of slow indolence, but are at the same time marked by that masculine harshness and brusqueness which would specially appeal to a woman like Flora. No one could guess from his demeanour that he is famous.

      Charles Haslam. Boyish. Impulsive. Very self-centred. But very agreeable.

      Mrs. Reach Haslam. Majestic. Richly dressed. The foremost woman-novelist in England and America. Her name a household word. No sense of humour. But she is very, very far from being a fool, and the part is not a low-comedy part. This play shows the least sympathetic side of her.

      Mr. Reach Haslam. The husband of a celebrity. Strong sense of sardonic humour, which has very little outlet. Always exceedingly polite and even deferential to his wife, yet preserving his own dignity. A prim, dry, precise man.

      Gaston. There are scores of Gastons in the hotels and restaurants of the West End. He does not differ from the type.

      The Acting Rights of this Play are reserved. Applications for permission to perform should be made to Messrs. J. B. Pinker & Son, Talbot House, Arundel Street, Strand, London, W.C. 2, from whom all particulars as to terms may be obtained.

      THE HONEYMOON