The International

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 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