First performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, on April 17th. 1911.

DOCTOR DE LUXE

Characters

DR. DE PAW Taylor Williams
MISS BARKER Rena Santo
MISS ADA HOUSTON Marion Ballou
SADIE Polly Prim
DENNIS Ernest Truex
KITTIE MELVILLE Jeanette Childs
MRS. DOROTHY MELVILLE Helen Robertson
DR. ROBERT MELVILLE Harry Stone
MRS. CLARA HOUSTON Georgie Kelly
MARGIE MELVILLE Ethel Green
DONALD HOUSTON Edward Nicander
JOHN TRUESDALE   (otherwise known as Dr. De Luxe) Ralph Herz
COL. HOUSTON William Pruette
HATTIE HEARTSDALE Lillian Berry
FRANCESCA FOOTE Ethel Millard
ANNETTE ARMSWELL Verna Dalton
LOTTIE LA NERVE Bessie Muller
LILLIAN LEGGLESBY Anna Hall
VERA VAN DENTINE Ada Mitchell
LAURA LASHWOOD Florence Campbell
TOODLUMS Albert Lamson

Scenic Synopsis

ACT I -   Dr. De Paw's Pet Emporium, just off Broadway.
ACT II -   Dr. Melville's Waiting Room and Private Office in the Hotel Lenox.
ACT III -   Summer Garden in the Court of the Hotel Lenox, just below Mrs. Houston's bedroom window.

The action takes place in New York City on a summer's afternoon and evening.

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