Dramatis Personae + 

Lord Illingworth + 

Sir John Pontefract + 

Lord Alfred Rufford + 

Mr. Kelvil, M.P. + 

The Ven. Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D. + 

Gerald Arbuthnot + 

Farquhar, butler + 

Francis, footman + 

Lady Hunstanton + 

Lady Caroline Pontefract + 

Lady Stutfield + 

Mrs. Allonby + 

Miss Hester Worsley + 

Alice, maid + 

Mrs. Arbuthnot + 

The Scenes of the Play + 

Act I: The terrace at Hunstanton Chase. + 

Act II: The drawing-room at Hunstanton Chase. + 

Act III: The hall at Hunstanton Chase. + 

Act IV: Sitting-room in Mrs. Arbuthnot’s house at Wrockley. + 

Time: The present. + 

Place: The Shires. + 

The action of the play takes place within twenty-four hours. + 