The Tables turned; or, Nupkins Awakened
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A Socialist Interlude
by
William Morris
author of ‘the
Earthly Paradise.’
As for the first time played at the Hall of the
Socialist League on Saturday October 15, 1887
London:
Office of “The commonweal”
13 Farringdon road, E.C.
1887
All Rights Reserved.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE—PART I.
Mr. La-di-da (found guilty of swindling) .
. . H. Bartlett.
Mr. Justice Nupkins . . . W. Blundell.
Mr. Hungary, Q.C. (Counsel for the Prosecution)
. . . W. H. Utley.
Sergeant Sticktoit (Witness for Prosecution)
. . . James Allman.
Constable Potlegoff (Witness for Prosecution)
. . . H. B. Tarleton.
Constable Strongithoath (Witness for Prosecution)
. . . J. Flockton.
Mary Pinch (a labourer’s wife, accused of
theft) . . . May Morris.
Foreman of Jury . . . T. Cantwell.
Jack Freeman (a Socialist, accused of conspiracy,
sedition, and obstruction of the highway) . .
. H. H. Sparling.
Archbishop of Canterbury (Witness for Defence)
. . . W. MORRIS.
Lord Tennyson (Witness for Defence) . . .
A. BROOKES.
Professor Tyndall (Witness for Defence) . .
. H. BARTLETT.
William Joyce (a Socialist Ensign) . . .
H. A. BARKER.
Usher . . . J. LANE.
Clerk of the Court . . . J. TURNER.
Jurymen, Interrupters, Revolutionists, etc.,
etc.
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE.—PART II.
Citizen Nupkins (late Justice) . . .
W. BLUNDELL,
Mary Pinch . . . MAY MORRIS.
William Joyce (late Socialist Ensign) . . .
H. A. BARKER.
Jack Freeman . . . H. H. SPARLING.
1st Neighbour . . . H. B. TARLETON.
2nd Neighbour . . . J. LANE.
3rd Neighbour . . . H. GRAHAM.
Robert Pinch, and other Neighbours, Men and Women.
SCENE.—A Court of Justice.
USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR. HUNGARY, Q.C., and
others. MR. LA-DI-DA, the prisoner,
not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it.
[Enter MR. JUSTICE NUPKINS.
Usher. Silence!—silence!
