[51]I am indebted to Miss Italia Conti for the original scenario of the Masque, and to former Editors ofVanity FairandThe Crownfor permission to reprint the two songs which were published in their journals.—Alix Egerton.
[52]For bibliography, see Jethro Bithell,Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck, London and New York, 1913.
[53]Copyright, 1917, by Josephine Preston Peabody. This play is fully protected under the Copyright law of the United States and is subject to royalty when produced by amateurs or professionals. Applications for the right to produceFortune and Men's Eyesshould be made to Samuel French, 28 West 38 Street, New York. All rights reserved.
[54]FromThe Little Man and Other Satires; copyright, 1915, by Charles Scribner's Sons. By permission of the publishers. Acting rights, professional and amateur, reserved to the author in care of the publisher.
[55]For a short bibliography, see Sheila Kaye-Smith,John Galsworthy, London, 1916.
[56]AUTHOR'S NOTE
Since it is just possible that someone may thinkThe Little Manhas a deep, dark reference to the war, it may be as well to state that this whimsey was written in October, 1913.