THE PLAYS OF J. M. BARRIE

QUALITY STREET

A COMEDY

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK ::::::::: 1923

COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY
J. M. BARRIE

Printed in the United States of America

All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
Application for the right of performing this play must be made to
Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York.

THE WORKS OF J. M. BARRIE.

NOVELS, STORIES, AND SKETCHES.
Uniform Edition.

AULD LIGHT IDYLLS, BETTER DEAD.
WHEN A MAN'S SINGLE.
A WINDOW IN THRUMS, AN EDINBURGH ELEVEN.
THE LITTLE MINISTER.
SENTIMENTAL TOMMY.
MY LADY NICOTINE, MARGARET OGILVY.
TOMMY AND GRIZEL.
THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD.
PETER AND WENDY.
Also
HALF HOURS, DER TAG.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.

PLAYS.
Uniform Edition.

DEAR BRUTUS
A KISS FOR CINDERELLA
ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.
QUALITY STREET.
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
Containing: The Old Lady Shows Her Medals—The New
Word—Barbara's Wedding—A Well-Remembered Voice.
HALF HOURS.
Containing: Pantaloon—The Twelve-Pound
Look—Rosalind—The Will.

Others in Preparation.
INDIVIDUAL EDITIONS.

PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
    Illustrated by ARTHUR RACKHAM.

PETER AND WENDY.
    Illustrated by F. D. BEDFORD.

PETER PAN AND WENDY.
    Illustrated by MISS ATTWELL.

TOMMY AND GRIZEL.
    Illustrated by BERNARD PARTRIDGE.

MARGARET OGILVY.

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ACT I   ———  ACT II   ———  ACT III   ———  ACT IV

ACT I

THE BLUE AND WHITE ROOM

The scene is the blue and white room in the house of the Misses Susanand Phoebe Throssel in Quality Street; and in this little country