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THE TORCH-BEARERS




  “There will be actresses when husbands are a thing of the past.”

                                                    --_Mrs. Pampinelli._




  THE TORCH-BEARERS

  _A Satirical Comedy
  in_
  THREE ACTS


  _By_ GEORGE KELLY

  [Illustration]

  _Preface by_
  KENNETH MACGOWAN


  [Illustration]


  NEW YORK
  AMERICAN LIBRARY SERVICE
  1923




  _Copyright 1923_
  AMERICAN LIBRARY SERVICE
  _All Rights Reserved._




“The Torch-Bearers,” by George Kelly, was presented by Stewart and
French for the first time on any stage at the Savoy Theatre, Asbury
Park, New Jersey, on the night of Monday, August 14, 1922, with the
following cast:


  MR. FREDERICK RITTER          MR. ARTHUR SHAW
  MR. HUXLEY HOSSEF