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Title: The Man from Home
Author: Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson
Release Date: May 18, 2005 [eBook #15855]
Language: English
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THE MAN FROM HOME
by
BOOTH TARKINGTON and HARRY LEON WILSON
With Illustrations from Scenes in the Play
Harper & Brothers
1908

[Illustration: THE MAN FROM HOME]

TO
WILLIAM HODGE
THE MAN FROM HOME

ORIGINAL CAST OF CHARACTERS IN THE MAN FROM HOME BY BOOTH TARKINGTON and HARRY LEON WILSON PRESENTED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF LIEBLER & CO. AT THE STUDEBAKER THEATRE, CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 29, 1907, WHERE IT RAN FOR A YEAR; THEN OPENED IN NEW YORK AT THE ASTOR THEATRE AUGUST 17, 1908
CHARACTERS AND PLAYERS
DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE WILLIAM HODGE THE GRAND DUKE VASILI VASILIVITCH EBEN PLYMPTON THE EARL OF HAWCASTLE E. J. RATCLIFFE THE HON. ALMERIC ST. AUBYN ECHLIN P. GAYER IVANOFF HENRY HARMON HORACE GRANGER-SIMPSON HASSARD SHORT RIBIERE HARRY L. LANG MARIANO ANTHONY ASHER MICHELE ANTONIO SALERNO CARABINIERE A. MONTEGRIFFO VALET DE CHAMBRE C. L. FELTON ETHEL GRANGER-SIMPSON OLIVE WYNDHAM COMTESSE DE CHAMPIGNY ALICE JOHNSON LADY CREECH. IDA VERNON
TIME: THE PRESENT
PLACE: SORRENTO, SOUTHERN ITALY

ILLUSTRATIONS
THE MAN FROM HOME
"OH NO! SHE ACCEPTED ME"
"YES, SIR, DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KOKOMO, INDIANA"
"THIS IS MR. ST. AUBYN"
"THE NEW CHAUFFEUR FOR THE MACHINE, FROM NAPLES"
"YOU'RE AFTER SOMETHING THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO"
"IVAN! DON'T KILL ME!"
"MY FRIEND, THERE IS SAND IN YOUR GEAR-BOX"
The illustrations are from photographs of scenes in the play made especially for the book by Mr. Luther S. White.

CHARACTERS
MEN
DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE Of Kokomo, Indiana
THE GRAND-DUKE VASILI VASILIVITCH
THE EARL OF HAWCASTLE
THE HON. ALMERIC ST. AUBYN Son of Lord Hawcastle
IVANOFF
HORACE GRANGER-SIMPSON
RIBIERE The Grand-Duke's secretary
MARIANO Ma?tre d'h?tel
MICHELE A waiter
Two carabiniere
A valet de chambre
Several Sorrentine musicians and fishermen
WOMEN
ETHEL GRANGER-SIMPSON
COMTESSE DE CHAMPIGNY
LADY CREECH Sister-in-law of Hawcastle
ACT I.--The terrace of the Hotel Regina Margherita on the cliff at Sorrento. Morning.
ACT II.--The entrance garden. Afternoon.
ACT III.--An apartment in the hotel. Evening.
ACT IV.--The terrace. Morning.
The time is the present.
The scene is Sorrento, in Southern Italy.

THE FIRST ACT
SCENE: The terrace of the Hotel Regina Margherita, on the cliff at Sorrento, overlooking the Bay of Naples.
There is a view of the bay and its semi-circular coast-line, dotted with villages; Vesuvius gray in the distance. Across the stage at the rear runs a marble balustrade about three feet high, guarding the edge of the cliff. Upon the left is seen part of one wing of the hotel, entrance to which is afforded by wide-open double doors approached by four or five marble steps with a railing and small stoop. The hotel is of pink and white stucco, and striped awnings shield the windows. Upon the right is a lemon grove and shrubberies. There are two or three small white wicker tea-tables and a number of wicker chairs upon the left, and a square table laid with white cloth on the right.
As the curtain rises mandolins and guitars are heard, and the "Fisherman's Song," the time very rapid and gay, the musicians being unseen.
MARIANO, ma?tre d'h?tel, is discovered laying the table down R.C. with eggs, coffee, and rolls for two. He is a pleasant-faced, elderly man, stout, swarthy, clean shaven; wears dress-clothes, white waist-coat, and black tie. He is annoyed by the music.
MARIANO [calling to the unseen musicians crossly]. Silenzio!
[MICHELE enters from the hotel. He is young, clean-shaven except for a dark mustache, wears a white tie, a blue coat, cut like dress-coat, blue trousers with red side stripes, brass buttons; his waistcoat is of striped red and blue.]
MICHELE [speaking over his shoulder]. Par ici, Monsieur Ribiere, pour le ma?tre d'h?tel.
[RIBIERE enters from the hotel.]
[MICHELE immediately withdraws.]
[RIBIERE is a trim, business-like young Frenchman of some distinction of appearance. He wears a well-made English dark "cutaway" walking-suit, a derby hat, and carries a handsome leather writing-case under his arm.]
RIBIERE. [as he enters]. Ah, Mariano!
MARIANO. [bowing and greeting him gayly]. Monsieur Ribiere! J'esp��re que vous ��tes--
[He breaks off, turns on his heel toward the invisible musicians, and shouts.]
Silenzio!
[He turns again quickly to RIBIERE.]
RIBIERE. [with a warning glance toward hotel]. Let us speak English. There are not so many who understand.
MARIANO. [politely]. I hope Monsieur still occupy the exalt' position of secretar' to Monseigneur the Grand-Duke.
RIBIERE. [sits and opens writing-case, answers gravely]. We will not mention the