The Show-Off (Kelly 1924)
THE SHOW-OFF
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Stage scene of “The Show-Off”
THE SHOW-OFF
A TRANSCRIPT OF LIFE IN THREE ACTS
BY
GEORGE KELLY
PREFACE BY HEYWOOD BROUN
Copyright, 1923, 1924, By George Kelly
All Rights Reserved
Caution: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that “The Show Off”, being fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and the other countries of the Copyright Union, is subject to a royalty, and anyone presenting the play without the consent of the author or his authorized agents will be liable to the penalties by law provided. Applications for the amateur acting rights must be made to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y.
| New York SAMUEL FRENCH |
London SAMUEL FRENCH, Ltd. |
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In its present form this play is dedicated to the reading public only, and no performance, representation, production, recitation, public reading or radio broadcasting may be given except by special arrangement with Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York.
Amateur royalty quoted on application to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York.
Whenever the play is produced by amateurs the following notice must appear on all programs, printing and advertising for the play: “Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York.”
Attention is called to the penalty provided by law for any infringement of the author’s rights, as follows.
“Section 4966:—Any person publicly performing or representing any dramatic or musical composition for which copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor of said dramatic or musical composition, or his heirs and assigns, shall be liable for damages thereof, such damages, in all cases to be assessed at such sum, not less than one hundred dollars for the first and fifty dollars for every subsequent performance, as to the court shall appear to be just. If the unlawful performance and representation be wilful and for profit, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year.”—U. S. Revised Statutes: Title 60, Chap. 3.
TO BERT
CAST OF CHARACTERS
OF
“THE SHOW-OFF”
As first produced at the Playhouse Theatre, New York, on February 4th, 1924.
| Clara | Juliette Crosby | |
| Mrs. Fisher | Helen Lowell | |
| Amy | Regina Wallace | |
| Frank Hyland | Guy D’Ennery | |
| Mr. Fisher | C. W. Goodrich | |
| Joe | Lee Tracy | |
| Aubrey Piper | Louis John Bartels | |
| Mr. Gill | Francis Pierlot | |
| Mr. Rogers | Joseph Clayton |
“There’s nothing can be done by anything, Clara,—when once the main thing is done. And that’s the marriage. That’s where all the trouble starts—gettin’ married.”
Mrs. Fisher.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930.
The longest-living author of this work died in 1974, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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