List of Characters
- John Field: A well-to-do widower and successful businessman who lives in Long Island with his family.
- Grandmother Field: John's mother, whose birthday is the day that the play begins.
- Larry Field: John's son, twenty-two years old, a self-described "bum."
- Helen Field: John's daughter, younger than Larry, a girl of romantic temperament and the fiancée of Nikolai.
- Pearl: A Negro maid who works for the Fields.
- Willoughby: A butler employed by the Field family.
- Prince Nikolai Toradje: A Georgian émigré, charming and self-assured, who has proposed to Helen shortly before the play takes place.
- Natasha Rapakovich: A Russian-American actress in her late 30s, vibrant and dramatic, former lover of Nikolai.
- Antonina (Tonia) Karpova: A Russian-American actress in her 30s, deeply religious and idealistic.
- Olga Shmilevskaya: A Russian-American actress in her 50s, practical and able.
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