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                          BY FORCE OF IMPULSE.

                         A DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS.

                                   BY
                             HARRY V. VOGT.

                            PRICE, 15 CENTS.

                             [Illustration]

                               NEW YORK:
                      HAROLD ROORBACH, PUBLISHER,
                            9 MURRAY STREET.




BY FORCE OF IMPULSE.




CAST OF CHARACTERS.


=MORRIS MAITLAND=, A Stern Puritan, with unbending will, whose word is
law.

=REGINALD MAITLAND=,--His Son; one of Nature's noblemen.

=HENRY LOWVILLE=, True as Steel; a little soured against the female
sex, and a hater of "fashionable society."

=RALPH MURDELL=,--A polished, smooth tongued scoundrel.

=COLONEL MORRELL=, A True Soldier, with a keen sense of duty.

=GEO. WASHINGTON DOLLERCLUTCH=, An Eccentric Lawyer of the "Old
School," who possesses a large, sympathetic heart.

=SAMMY DEWDROP=, The Son of a Millionaire; fresh from college, full of
romantic nonsense.

=ADOLPHUS SOFTHEAD=, His Chum, whose mental faculties have not kept
pace with his physical.

=CORIOLANUS WELLINGTON=, Who never smiles, and who thinks he was born
to fill a higher station in life than that of menial.

=ADRIENNE LOWVILLE=, A Proud, Impulsive Beauty, who loves not wisely
but too well.

=HILDA WALLACE=, Her Maid, whose birth is obscure. An innocent victim
of misplaced love.

=ANASTASIA MAITLAND=, A Gushing Maiden of Forty-five Summers; very
susceptible.

                      GUESTS, SOLDIERS, ETC., ETC.




SYNOPSIS.


    =ACT I.= LOVE VERSUS IMPULSE.
    =ACT II.= THE SEPARATION.
    =ACT III.= DUTY VERSUS IMPULSE.
    =ACT IV.= THE RECONCILIATION AND SEQUEL.
    =ACT V.= DIVINE IMPULSE.




COSTUMES.


=MORRIS MAITLAND.=--ACT II.--Plain dark suit, white cravat, long haired
gray wig, quarter bald, close shaven face; change coat for long wrapper
in 3d Scene. ACTS IV. and V.--Plain gray business suit, light slouch
hat.

=REGINALD MAITLAND.=--ACT I.--Black dress suit, black slouch hat. ACT
II.--Dark traveling suit. ACTS III., IV. and V.--Uniform of a Private,
U. S. A. Cloak to throw over uniform in 4th Act.

=HENRY LOWVILLE.=--ACT I.--Rich hunting suit, gun, game bag, etc.
ACT II.--Uniform of a Recruiting Officer, U. S. A. ACTS III. and
V.--Uniform of a Captain, U. S. A.

=RALPH MURDELL.=--ACT I.--Black dress suit, silk hat. ACT II.--Genteel
sack suit, derby hat. ACTS III., IV. and V.--Uniform of a Major, U. S.
A.

=COLONEL MORRELL.=--Uniform of a Colonel, U. S. A.

=GEO. WASHINGTON DOLLERCLUTCH.=--ACTS I. and II.--Dark pants, dark
cutaway coat, white vest, high collar and cravat, white silk hat, nose
glasses, black crop wig, bald, close shaven face. ACTS III., IV. and
V.--Uniform of a Private, U. S. A. A cloak to throw over uniform in 4th
Act.

=SAMMY DEWDROP.=--ACT I.--Dark foppish suit, showy jewelry, stand-up
collar and flashy necktie, cane, glasses, silk hat with narrow brim,
red crop wig, close shaven face. ACT II.--White linen suit, small
brimmed straw hat with white band.

=ADOLPHUS SOFTHEAD.=--ACT I.--Dark frock suit, small derby hat,
very large stud in shirt front, heavy watch chain, large bouquet in
button-hole, blonde crop wig, close shaven face. ACT II.--Light sack
suit, straw hat with blue band. ACTS III. and V.--Uniform of a Private,
U. S. A.