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Ages given are
character ages.
Maude Larrabee:
She has been a reigning beauty all of her life, with a
smile that is a devastatingly effective mingling of
laughter and rue. She has a bearing and walk that make
her seem taller than she is. She speaks with a
wide-eyed candor and directness that makes every remark
of hers important beyond its meaning and every new
experience of hers new—by definition—under the sun. Age
58.
Julia Ward
McKinlock: She is intelligent, good-humored and has
a great awareness of others. She is the editor of a
magazine, and, at the moment, recovering from minor
surgery. She and Maude have been friends since they
were eighteen. Age 58.
Linus Larrabee, Jr.:
He possesses an attractive sense of calm, quiet and
reserve. He always seems to be holding himself in,
checking his laughter and relishing it alone. He is
aware of his power and capabilities; it would take a
great deal to shake him. He is easy in his movements.
Late 30s.
Linus Larrabee:
A man of considerable presence and charm. Since he lost
interest in most features of his life many years ago, he
is inclined to vagueness about occurrences in the
present that do not directly concern him, and has become
increasingly taciturn, being given to abrupt silences
that he shatters abruptly. He carries himself well. He
is essentially a courtly and a gracious man. Late
60s.
David Larrabee:
David is like Linus in many ways, but “lighter,”
overall. He lacks the power, resolution and confidence
of his brother. He has the easy good humor that marks
Linus, and the same way of moving easily, with sure
control. Mid-to late 20s.
Gretchen Larrabee:
David’s ex-wife. She is strikingly, carefully,
immaculately beautiful, with the calm air and hard sheen
of a fashion drawing. She is well-bred, she is knowing,
she is tough. Mid-to late 20s.
Sabrina Fairchild:
She is appealing and bright with animation and reflects
the inner glow of a girl in love, for Sabrina Fairchild
has fallen in love with the world and is carrying on a
passionate affair with it. She has returned from living
in Paris for five years, and still bears traces of a
shyness ingrained from childhood. Mid-to late 20s.
Tom Fairchild:
Sabrina’s father and chauffeur to the Larrabees. He has
been their chauffeur, for over thirty years. His
deceased wife, and Sabrina’s mother, was the cook for
the Larrabees. Age 55.
Margaret: The
head of the household servants. She has been with the
Larrabees for a long time. She has kept Sabrina
up-to-date with the happenings in the Larrabee
household.
Paul D’Argenson:
He has a moustache and wears glasses. He is an affable
and good-natured man. He wears a permanent smile and
his eyes are alive and perceptive. With his affability,
he has authority. His accent has an overlay of Oxonian
English.
A Young Woman:
Late teens. Elegantly dressed. (This actress will also
deliver the Prologue that opens the show.)
A Young Man:
Late teens. In formal attire.
Another Young Woman:
Late teens, and, also, elegantly dressed. (This actress
will also deliver the Prologue that opens the show.)
Another Young Man:
Late teens, and, also, in formal attire. |
