A comedy in three acts by Chester Baily Fernald, adapted
from the Italian, "La Maschera E Il Volto," by Luigi Chiarelli.
Produced by Brock Pemberton at the Bijou Theatre, New
York, September 10, 1924.
Acts I, II and III.--A Great Room in the House of count
Mario Grazia on the shore of Lake Como.
Synopsis:
Having sworn that he would kill any wife who deceived him, the Count Grazia is
forced to make good when he discovers the Countess entertaining a gentleman
friend in her rooms. The Count attempts to strangle the Countess, but thinks
better of it and sends her away. He tells his friends, however, that he has killed
her and thrown her body in the lake. Which leads to a comic funeral and the
wife's return, veiled, to watch herself buried. After which she proves her
innocence and wins back the Count.
From The Best Plays of 1924-1925 by Burns Mantle.
Cast of characters:
Adele Thatcher-Shreve...A Girl
John Robert...A Boy
Lumsden Hare...Pier Zanotti
Charles Hampden...Judge Ugo Praga
Beatrice Miles...Wanda Borelli
Frederic Monti...Luigi Bunghi
Ann Winston...Nina Zanotti
Horace Braham...Georges Almaire
Edith Campbell Walker...Delia Fanbri
Austin Fairman...Franco Spina
Catherine Willard...Savina Grazia
William Faversham...Count Mario Grazia
Ashton Tonge...Andrea
Maud Durand...Teresa
Robert Montgomery...Tito