characters
The cast of characters, in order of appearance, is as follows:
mr. gum alfred
johnnie, The Office Boy
a designer
benjamin d. murphy
mr. warren b. thatcher
the girl
jim
the bartender
bertha
alma, Ben’s Wife
helen
a young soldier
edna, Jim’s Wife
the policeman
a vagrant
the night watchman (also the zoo keeper)
two zoo guards
the clown
first mummer (reader)
beauty
the beast
mrs. hotchkiss
alma’s mother
messrs. p, d, q, t, Company Stockholders
mr. e (Whose great laughter is heard frequently during the play but who makes no appearance until the final scene.)
office workers, choral voices, offstage speakers, carnival crowd, a barker