1942
First performed: January 16, 1899
ACT I.
Griffith Davenport Mr. James A. Herne
Beverly Davenport , his son Mr. Sydney Booth
Roy Davenport , his son Mr. Bert Young
Colonel Armour , a lawyer Mr. Newton Chisnell
Hamilton Bradley Mr. Frank M. Cornell
Squire Nelson Mr. Logan Paul
Lengthy Patterson Mr. Robert Fischer
Uncle Ned , slave of the Davenports Mr. Lawrence Merton
Pete , slave of the Davenports Mr. Joseph H. Hazleton
John , property of Mr. Bradley Mr. John W. Bankson
Free Jim , a free nigger Mr. H. G. Carleton
Free Jim's boy Master Kenneth Barnes
Jack , a recent purchase of Mr. Nelson Mr. E. P. Sullivan
Katharine Davenport Mrs. Herne
Emma West , a young Tennessean Miss Julie A. Herne
Sue Hardy , a young Virginian Miss Chrystal Herne
Little Margaret , Davenport's daughter Gertrude Nelson
Sallie , private property of Mrs. Davenport, and married to Mr. Bradley's John Miss Helen Robertson
Mammy , Margaret's nurse Miss Mollie Revel
Aunt Judy Miss Sadie Stringham
Tilly , the cook Miss Lucy Nelson
Dinah Miss Dorothy Thornton
Lippy Jane Miss Rachel Blake
The Twins , children of Pete and Tilly By the Twins
Sallie's Baby by herself
Major Hardy , father of Sue Mr. Thomas M. Hunter
Leader of the Horsemen Mr. H. G. Carleton
Oliver P. Morton , Governor of Indiana Mr. Warren Conlan
General Lamoine , U.S.A. Mr. T. C. Hamilton
Surgeon U.S.A. Mr. Fred Jerome
Major Hunter , Chief of Engineer Corps Mr. Pierre Young
Orderly Mr. Rowland Edwards
Sergeant Morris Mr. C. C. Quimby
Private Bates Mr. Thomas Ince
Private Hoey Mr. Robert Gray
Private Lang Mr. George Culver
Private Stevens Mr. J. Hancock Hervey
Private Alberts Mr. Howard Raleigh
Mr. Monroe , old Virginian Mr. John W. Bankson
Mr. Sutton , old Virginian Mr. J. B. Early
A Confederate's Widow Miss Susan Goold
Her Mother Mrs. Isabella Preston
An Old Southern Woman Mrs. Rose Atkins
ACTS II AND III.
Major Hardy , father of Sue Mr. Thomas M. Hunter
Leader of the Horsemen Mr. H. G. Carleton
Oliver P. Morton , Governor of Indiana Mr. Warren Conlan
General Lamoine , U.S.A. Mr. T. C. Hamilton
Surgeon U.S.A. Mr. Fred Jerome
Major Hunter , Chief of Engineer Corps Mr. Pierre Young
Orderly Mr. Rowland Edwards
Sergeant Morris Mr. C. C. Quimby
Private Bates Mr. Thomas Ince
Private Hoey Mr. Robert Gray
Private Lang Mr. George Culver
Private Stevens Mr. J. Hancock Hervey
Private Alberts Mr. Howard Raleigh
Mr. Monroe , old Virginian Mr. John W. Bankson
Mr. Sutton , old Virginian Mr. J. B. Early
A Confederate's Widow Miss Susan Goold
Her Mother Mrs. Isabella Preston
An Old Southern Woman Mrs. Rose Atkins
ACT IV.
Oliver P. Morton , Governor of Indiana Mr. Warren Conlan
General Lamoine , U.S.A. Mr. T. C. Hamilton
Surgeon U.S.A. Mr. Fred Jerome
Major Hunter , Chief of Engineer Corps Mr. Pierre Young
Orderly Mr. Rowland Edwards
Sergeant Morris Mr. C. C. Quimby
Private Bates Mr. Thomas Ince
Private Hoey Mr. Robert Gray
Private Lang Mr. George Culver
Private Stevens Mr. J. Hancock Hervey
Private Alberts Mr. Howard Raleigh
Mr. Monroe , old Virginian Mr. John W. Bankson
Mr. Sutton , old Virginian Mr. J. B. Early
A Confederate's Widow Miss Susan Goold
Her Mother Mrs. Isabella Preston
An Old Southern Woman Mrs. Rose Atkins
ACT V.
General Lamoine , U.S.A. Mr. T. C. Hamilton
Surgeon U.S.A. Mr. Fred Jerome
Major Hunter , Chief of Engineer Corps Mr. Pierre Young
Orderly Mr. Rowland Edwards
Sergeant Morris Mr. C. C. Quimby
Private Bates Mr. Thomas Ince
Private Hoey Mr. Robert Gray
Private Lang Mr. George Culver
Private Stevens Mr. J. Hancock Hervey
Private Alberts Mr. Howard Raleigh
Mr. Monroe , old Virginian Mr. John W. Bankson
Mr. Sutton , old Virginian Mr. J. B. Early
A Confederate's Widow Miss Susan Goold
Her Mother Mrs. Isabella Preston
An Old Southern Woman Mrs. Rose Atkins
Act I. — Virginia, April 1860.
"Coming events cast their shadows"
Act II. — Virginia, May 1860.
The nomination of Abraham Lincoln
Act III. — Virginia, November 1860.
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Act IV. — Washington, March 1862.
An unofficial patriot
Act V. — Virginia, April 1864.
First scene — the Shenandoah Valley. Second scene — the next evening .
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY
Act I. House and grounds of the Davenports in Virginia .
Act II. and III. Griffith Davenport's study and library .
There will be an intermission of four minutes only between Acts II. and III .
Act IV. A room in the Davenports' Washington home. Time: March 1862.
Act V. in the Valley of the Shenandoah .
ACT IV.
Scene 1: Interior of a room in a house in the suburbs of Washington in 1862. The house is on a supposed elevation and through the window — a large square old-fashioned window — in the center may be seen — over the landscape — the White House — and Washington Monument. There is real glass in the window panes — it is a regular March day — rain and sleet beat on the panes at intervals — the room is a sort of study, library and office combined — one or two of the most prominent pieces of furniture were seen in Act III in Virginia — but in the main the furniture is different, colder, more modern — the atmosphere of the place differs from that of the Virginia home . [ note : the Washington Monument was only partially built in '62 .] During the entire act there is heard at intervals drum corps, bands, and the noise and movement of marching men — very distant — to suggest war times in Washington in '62. All trimmings are gloss white and ornamented .
A fine large engraving of Mr. Lincoln — in 1861 — in a plain walnut frame must hang so as to be seen by entire audience [ note : Governor Morton must show that the first part of this scene has no interest for him, that he is here upon an important and delicate mission, and that he is puzzled just how to lead up to it successfully, but after he has led up to it he becomes very earnest
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