The International is a play by the American playwright John Howard Lawson. It was first produced by the New Playwrights' Theatre in New York, opening on January 12 1928. Lawson directed this production, while John Dos Passos designed the sets, Edward A. Ziman composed its music, Don Oscar Becque choreographed the dances, and Helen Johnson designed the costumes.

Characters

Simeon Silas Fitch

Edward Elliott Spunk

Ethel

David Fitch

T. Jerome Henley

Karneski

Alise

Rubeloff (Soviet Commissar) The Living Buddha of Lhasa Tim Madam Miau Gussie General Fitzmaurice (of the British Army) Monsieur Fouchard (of the French Ministry) Benjamin Krumb Marines Native Soldiers Gendarmes Workmen

The International (play)

Sources

Lawson, John Howard. 1927. The International. New York: The Macaulay Company.

The International (play)

External links

1928 plays

Broadway plays

Plays by John Howard Lawson

Modernist theatre

The International (play)