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It pays to advertise

Chapter 2: THE CAST
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A three-act farce that follows the complications when an affluent manufacturer's household and the firm's office collide over marketing and inheritance. Misunderstandings, multilingual visitors, secretaries and ambitious suitors fuel a satirical campaign in which publicity and advertising are used as tactical tools to revive a struggling product and outwit rivals. The play trades on theatrical misunderstandings, impersonations, and calculated press strategies, exploring the comic power of publicity and the gap between old-fashioned reluctance and modern business promotion. Scenes alternate between an imposing domestic library and a bustling company office, balancing social comedy with pointed commentary about commercial persuasion.

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE

THE CAST

(In the order of their appearance.)

Mary Grayson
Johnson Butler at the Martins’
Comtesse de Beaurien
Rodney Martin
Cyrus Martin
Ambrose Peale
Marie Maid at the Martins’
William Smith
Miss Burke Clerk
George McChesney
Charles Bronson
Ellery
Act I. The library at Cyrus Martin’s.
Act II. Rodney Martin’s Office.
Act III. Same as Act I.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The advertising statistics used in the play are facts, not farce.