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((AN IDEAL HUSBAND
The persons of the play
THE EARL OF CAVERSHAM, K.G. LADY CHILTERN
VISCOUNT GORING, his son LADY MARKBY
SIR ROBERT CHILTERN, Bart., THE COUNTESS OF BASILDON
Under-Secretary for Foreign MRS. MARCHMONT
Affairs MISS MABEL CHILTERN, Sir
VICOMTE DE NANJAC, Attache at Robert Chiltern's sister
French Embassy in London MRS. CHEVELEY
MR. MONTFORD
MASON, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern
PHIPPS, Lord Goring's servant
JAMES and HAROLD, Footmen
ACT ONE))
SCENE : The octagon room at Sir Robert Chiltern's house in
Grosvenor Square, London. The action of the play is completed
within twenty-four hours. TIME : The present.
The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests.
At the top of the staircase stands LADY CHILTERN a woman
of grave Greek beauty, about twenty-seven y . . .