Transcribed from the 1887 Office of “The Commonweal” edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk

The Tables turned; or, Nupkins Awakened

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   A Socialist Interlude
   by
   William Morris
   author of ‘the Earthly Paradise.’

As for the first time played at the Hall of the Socialist League on Saturday October 15, 1887

London: 
Office of “The commonweal”
13 Farringdon road, E.C.
1887

All Rights Reserved.

ORIGINAL CAST.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE—­PART I.

Mr. La-di-da (found guilty of swindling) . . .  H. Bartlett.

Mr. Justice Nupkins . . .  W. Blundell.

Mr. Hungary, Q.C. (Counsel for the Prosecution) . . .  W. H. Utley.

Sergeant Sticktoit (Witness for Prosecution) . . .  James Allman.

Constable Potlegoff (Witness for Prosecution) . . .  H. B. Tarleton.

Constable Strongithoath (Witness for Prosecution) . . .  J. Flockton.

Mary Pinch (a labourer’s wife, accused of theft) . . .  May Morris.

Foreman of Jury . . .  T. Cantwell.

Jack Freeman (a Socialist, accused of conspiracy, sedition, and obstruction of the highway) . . .  H. H. Sparling.

Archbishop of Canterbury (Witness for Defence) . . .  W. MORRIS.

Lord Tennyson (Witness for Defence) . . .  A. BROOKES.

Professor Tyndall (Witness for Defence) . . .  H. BARTLETT.

William Joyce (a Socialist Ensign) . . .  H. A. BARKER.

Usher . . .  J. LANE.

Clerk of the Court . . .  J. TURNER.

Jurymen, Interrupters, Revolutionists, etc., etc.

* * * * *

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.—­PART II.

Citizen Nupkins (late Justice) . . .  W. BLUNDELL,

Mary Pinch . . .  MAY MORRIS.

William Joyce (late Socialist Ensign) . . .  H. A. BARKER.

Jack Freeman . . .  H. H. SPARLING.

1st Neighbour . . .  H. B. TARLETON.

2nd Neighbour . . .  J. LANE.

3rd Neighbour . . .  H. GRAHAM.

Robert Pinch, and other Neighbours, Men and Women.

PART I.

SCENE.—­A Court of Justice.

USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR. HUNGARY, Q.C., and others.  MR. LA-DI-DA, the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it. [Enter MR. JUSTICE NUPKINS.

Usher.  Silence!—­silence!