Literature Network » John Galsworthy » The Silver Box

The Silver Box

---

A Comedy in Three Acts.

(1906)


PERSONS OF THE PLAY:

JOHN BARTHWICK, M.P., a wealthy Liberal
MRS. BARTHWICK, his wife
JACK BARTHWICK, their son
ROPER, their solicitor
MRS. JONES, their charwoman
MARLOW, their manservant
WHEELER, their maidservant
JONES, the stranger within their gates
MRS. SEDDON, a landlady
SNOW, a detective
A POLICE MAGISTRATE
AN UNKNOWN LADY, from beyond
TWO LITTLE GIRLS, homeless
LIVENS, their father
A RELIEVING OFFICER
A MAGISTRATE'S CLERK
AN USHER
POLICEMEN, CLERKS, AND OTHERS

TIME: The present. The action of the first two Acts takes place on
Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.


ACT I.
SCENE I. Rockingham Gate. John Barthwick's dining-room.
SCENE II. The same.
SCENE III. The same.

ACT II.
SCENE I. The Jones's lodgings, Merthyr Street.
SCENE II. John Barthwick's dining-room.

ACT III. A London police court.

~

Fan of this book? Help us introduce it to others by writing a better introduction for it. It's quick and easy, click here.

• Related Links:

  • Find essays on The Silver Box

• Quizzes on The Silver Box

  No quizzes available to take yet.

Please submit a quiz here.

---

Recent Forum Posts on The Silver Box

Post a New Comment/Question on The Silver Box

---

• About John Galsworthy

• • Act I
  • Act II
  • Act III