The Adding Machine (1923)

by Elmer Rice

For works with similar titles, see Adding Machine.

Layout 2

THE ADDING MACHINE

THE BRAIN STORM

Scene 2 from The Theatre Guild Production

THE
ADDING MACHINE

A Play in Seven Scenes

BY

Elmer L. Rice

WITH A FOREWORD BY
PHILIP MOELLER

 

THE THEATRE GUILD VERSION, WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTION

 

London

William Heinemann, Ltd.
1923

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The cast of the THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTION as originally
presented at the GARRICK THEATRE, March 19th, 1923

THE ADDING MACHINE
A Play in Seven Scenes
By ELMER L. RICE

Production directed by PHILIP MOELLER
Settings and Costumes by LEE SIMONSON
Incidental Music by DEEMS TAYLOR

CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)

Mr. Zero	Dudley Digges
Mrs. Zero	Helen Westley
Daisy Diana Dorothea Devore	Margaret Wycherly
The Boss	Irving Dillon
Mr. One	Harry McKenna
Mrs. One	Marcia Harris
Mr. Two	Paul Hayes
Mrs. Two	Theresa Stewart
Mr. Three	Gerald Lundegard
Mrs. Three	Georgiana Wilson
Mr. Four	George Stehli
Mrs. Four	Edith Burnett
Mr. Five	William W. Griffith
Mrs. Five.	Ruby Craven
Mr. Six	Daniel Hamilton
Mrs. Six	Louise Sydmeth
Policeman	Irving Dillon
Judy O’Grady	Elise Bartlett
Young Man	Gerald Lundegard
Shrdlu	Edward G. Robinson
A Head	Daniel Hamilton
Lieutenant Charles	Louis Calvert
Joe.	William W. Griffith

SCENE 1 A bedroom
SCENE 2 An office
SCENE 3 A living room

SCENE 4 A place of justice
SCENE 5 A graveyard
SCENE 6 A pleasant place

SCENE 7 Another office

Stage Manager, Lewis Barrington

The THEATRE GUILD, Inc.

Board of Managers

Theresa Helburn
Lawrence Langner

Philip Moeller
Maurice Wertheim

Lee Simonson
Helen Westley

Executive Director: Theresa Helburn

Scenic Director
Lee Simonson
Technical Director
Carolyn Hancock

Business Manager
Warren P. Munsell
Play Reading Dept.
Courtenay Lemon
Ernest Boyd

Press Representative
Ruth Benedict
Stage Manager
Robert L. Cook

Stage, amateur, and moving-picture rights for the United States and Canada for this play are owned and controlled by The Theatre Guild, Inc., 65 West 35th Street, New York City. No performances or public readings may be given without their written consent.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Mr. Zero
Mrs. Zero
Messers. One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and their respective wives
Daisy Diana Dorothea Devore
The Boss
Policeman
Two Attendants
Judy O’Grady
A Young Man
Shrdlu
A Head
Lieutenant Charles
Joe

Scenes (not listed in original)

• Foreword
• Scene One
• Scene Two
• Scene Three
• Scene Four
• Scene Five
• Scene Six
• Scene Seven

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Scene Two. The Brain Storm ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   Frontispeice

2. FACING PAGE

3. Scene One. A Bedroom ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

4. Scene Two. An Office ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   9

5. Scene Three. A Living Room ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   33

6. Scene Four. A Place of Justice ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   53

7. Scene Five. A Graveyard ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   63

8. Scene Six. A Pleasant Place ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   81

9. Scene Seven. Another Office ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   123