<< *180 PETER BARNES : THE RULING CLASS , A BAROQUE COMEDY .
LONDON , HEINEMANN , 1971 , IX + 11 P. FIRST PERF. : 061168
. CHAR. : 01 13TH EARL OF GURNEY , 02 TOASTMASTER , 03 TUCK
ER , 04 BISHOP LAMPTON , 05 SIR CHARLES GURNEY , 06 DINSDALE
, 07 LADY CLAIRE , 08 MATTHEW PEAKE , 09 14TH EARL OF GURNE
Y , 10 DR PAUL HERDER , 11 MRS TREADWELL , 12 MRS PIGGOT-JON
ES , 13 GRACE SHELLEY , 14 MCKYLE , 15 MCKYLE'S ASSISTANT ,
16 KELSO TRUSCOTT , Q.C. , 17 GIRL , 18 DETECTIVE INSPECTOR
BROCKETT , 19 DETECTIVE SERGEANT FRASER , 20 FIRST LORD , 21
SECOND LORD , 22 THIRD LORD , 23 VOICES , 24 RELATIVES , 25
ALL . >> $
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< THREE DISTINCT RAPS . $
CURTAIN RISES . $
SPOT DOWN STAGE CENTRE . $
THE 13TH EARL OF GURNEY STANDS IN FULL EVENING DRESS AND MED
ALS AT A BANQUETING TABLE . $
ON IT A SILVER COFFEE POT AND A HALF-FILLED WINE GLASS . $
A TOASTMASTER IN SCARLET JACKET AND SASH STANDS BESIDE HIM ;
HE HAS JUST RAPPED HIS GAVEL FOR SILENCE . > $
01 THE AIM OF THE SOCIETY OF S . . .
