COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
H. L. MENCKEN and
GEORGE JEAN NATHAN
All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian.
In its present form this play is dedicated to the reading
public only, and no performances of it may be given without
the permission of the authors who may be addressed in care of
the publisher. Any piracy or infringement will be prosecuted in
accordance with the penalties provided by the United States
Statutes:—
Sec. 4966.—Any person publicly performing or representing any dramatic or musical composition, for which copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor of the said dramatic or musical composition, or his heirs or assigns, shall be liable for damages therefor, such damages in all cases to be assessed at such sum, not less than one hundred dollars for the first and fifty dollars for every subsequent performance, as to the Court shall appear to be just. If the unlawful performance and representation be wilful and for profit, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year.—U. S. Revised Statutes, Title 60, Chap. 3.
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