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THE GREAT ADVENTURE
A Play of Fancy in Four Acts
by
ARNOLD BENNETT
1913
CHARACTERS
ILAM CARVE An illustrious Painter
ALBERT SHAWN Ilam's Valet
DR. PASCOE
EDWARD HORNING Doctor's Assistant
CYRUS CARVE Ilam's Cousin, a City Auctioneer
FATHER LOOE A Catholic Priest
PETER HORNING A Journalist
EBAG A Picture Dealer
JOHN SHAWN A Curate
JAMES SHAWN His Brother, a Curate
LORD LEONARD ALCAR
TEXEL An American Millionaire
A WAITER
A PAGE
A SERVANT
JANET CANNOT A Widow
MRS. ALBERT SHAWN
HONORIA LOOE Sister of Father Looe
SCENES
ACT I
ROOM IN ILAM CARVE'S HOUSE, 126 REDCLIFFE GARDENS
ACT II
PRIVATE ROOM AT THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL
ACT III
JANET'S SITTING-ROOM AT WERTER ROAD, PUTNEY
ACT IV
LORD LEONARD ALCAR'S STUDY, GROSVENOR GARDENS
SPECIAL NOTE.--Each Act is divided into two scenes, separated by a passage of time more or less short. The passage of time is indicated by darkening the stage for a few moments. No change of scenery is involved.
NOTE
The play was produced for the first time in London at the Kingsway Theatre, by Granville Barker, on Tuesday, March 25th, 1913.
THE GREAT ADVENTURE
SCENE I
Front room on ground floor at 126 Redcliffe Gardens. An apartment furnished richly but in an old-fashioned way. Fine pictures. Large furniture. Sofa near centre. General air of neglect and dustiness. Carpet half-laid. Trunks and bags lying about in corners, some opened. Men's wearing apparel exposed. Mantelpiece, R., in disorder. At back double doors (ajar) leading to another room. Door, L., leading to hall and front door.
TIME.--Evening in August.
ALBERT SHAWN is reclining on the sofa, fully dressed, but obviously ill: an overcoat has been drawn over his legs. A conspicuous object is a magnificent light purple dressing-gown thrown across a chair.
Door bangs off. Enter ILAM CARVE in his shirt sleeves, hurriedly. SHAWN feebly tries to get up.
CARVE. Now, don't move. Remember you're a sick man, and forget you're a servant.
(SHAWN shivers. CARVE, about to put on his dressing-gown,
changes his mind, and wraps it round SHAWN as well as he can. 
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