''The International'' is a play by the American playwright

John Howard Lawson John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) was an American writer, specializing in plays and screenplays. After starting with plays for theaters in New York City, he worked in Hollywood on writing for films. He was the first pres ...

. It was first produced by the New Playwrights' Theatre in New York, opening on January 12

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ...

. Lawson directed this production, while

John Dos Passos John Roderigo Dos Passos (; January 14, 1896 – September 28, 1970) was an American novelist, most notable for his ''U.S.A.'' trilogy. Born in Chicago, Dos Passos graduated from Harvard College in 1916. He traveled widely as a young man, visit ...

designed the sets, Edward A. Ziman composed its music, Don Oscar Becque choreographed the dances, and Helen Johnson designed the costumes.

Characters

* 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

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:International, The 1928 plays Broadway plays Plays by John Howard Lawson Modernist theatre