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 [ edit ]

• 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

Sources [ edit ]

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

External links [ edit ]

• Full text of The International at HathiTrust Digital Library
• ​The International​ at the Internet Broadway Database