THE DEVIL

by

FERENC MOLNAR

adapted by

OLIVER HERFORD

by exclusive arrangement with

the author

NEW YORK

MITCHELL KENNERLEY

1908 (Copyright by Henry W. Savage)

Olga and Dr. Miller (The Devil)

As originally produced by

HENRY W. SAVAGE

at Hartford, July 6th, 1908

Staged by Robert Milton, with the assistance
ofJulius Herzka, Director-General of the
Volks-Theatre, Vienna

CAST OF CHARACTERS

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Karl Mahler, an artist                        Paul McAllisterHeinrich, his valet                        W. Chrystie MillerMimi, his model                                  Marion LorneOlga Hofmann, the banker's wife                  Dorothy DorrHerman Hofmann, a banker                         Frank MonroeThe Devil (calling himself Dr. Miller)          Edwin StevensElsa Berg, an heiress                         Marguerite SnowMadame Zanden                                      Nan LewaldMadame Reineke                                    Jane MurrayMadame Schleswig     Guests at the        Theodosia de CappetMadame Lassen        Hofmanns' ball             Tina MarshallHerr Grosser                                       John McKeeHerr Besser                                       Arthur HoytMan Servant                                    Franklin Bixby

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

ACT I.—Karl Mahler's Studio, Vienna. (Afternoon.)
ACT II.—Conservatory Reception Room at the Hofmanns'.(Evening.)
ACT III.—At Karl's Studio. (The next morning.)

STAGE DIRECTIONS

Up. away from audience
Down. toward audience
Up C. centre of stage, away from audience
R. right of stage
L. left of stage
C. centre of stage
R. C. to right of centre
L. C. to left of centre

THE DEVIL

ACT I

SCENE.—Room next to KARL'S studio. At the back of thestage to the L. is a glass door with portière towards thestage. When this door is opened one can see the studio.Bach of the stage to the R. a fireplace with burningfire. Round the fireplace an elevation about half a yardhigh reaching into the middle of the room. This elevationis bordered by a wooden railing with an opening on eachside—in the middle of the railing an ancient Gothic chair,with back towards the public; the back of the chair must beso high that a person sitting in it cannot be seen by thepublic. On the R. a door leading into the entrance hall ofthe apartment. There is a little invisible door covered asthe rest of the room, with wall paper, on the L. near thefootlights. About a yard from this door, a settee with thehead end towards