CURTIS JAYSON
MARTHA, his wife
JOHN JAYSON, his father, a banker
JOHN, JR., his brother
RICHARD, his brother
ESTHER (MRS. MARK SHEFFIELD), his sister
LILY, his sister
MRS. DAVIDSON, his father’s aunt
MARK SHEFFIELD, a lawyer
EMILY, JOHN JR.’S wife
RICHARD BIGELOW
A MAID
A TRAINED NURSE
SCENES
ACT I:
Living-room in the house of Curtis Jayson, Bridgetown, Conn.—an
afternoon in early Fall
ACT II: Curtis’ study—morning of the following day
ACT III: The same—three o’clock in the morning of a
day in early spring of the next year
ACT IV: Same as Act I—three days later
TIME—The Present
