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THE VORTEX
THE VORTEX
A Play in Three Acts
By
NOEL COWARD
PUBLISHERS
HARPER & BROTHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
THE VORTEX
Copyright, 1924
By Noel Coward
Printed in the U.S.A.
D-A
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should be addressed to the author
care of the publishers
To
G. CALTHROP
WITH A GOOD DEAL OF GRATITUDE
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
- Preston
- Helen Saville
- Pauncefort Quentin
- Clara Hibbert
- Florence Lancaster
- Tom Veryan
- Nicky Lancaster
- David Lancaster
- Bunty Mainwaring
- Bruce Fairlight
THE VORTEX
ACT I
THE VORTEX
ACT I
The scene is the drawing-room of Mrs. Lancaster’sflat in London. The colors and decoration areon the verge of being original. The furniture issimple but distinctly expensive.
Persons shown are Helen Saville and PauncefortQuentin. Helen Saville and PauncefortQuentin are shown in by Preston. Helen is asmartly dressed woman of about thirty. “Pawnie”is an elderly maiden gentleman.
Preston
I’m expecting Mrs. Lancaster in at any momentnow, ma’am.
Helen
Thank you, Preston, we’ll wait a little.
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