Character Relationship Map: An Even Break

Characters

• Claire Curtis (played by Olive Thomas) — protagonist

  Claire is a celebrated dancer and Jimmie Strang's childhood friend. Though admired by many, she helps Mary pursue Jimmie's affection by introducing her to city life. When Jimmie's machine is believed...

• Jimmie Strang (played by Charles Gunn) — supporting

  Jimmie is a noted inventor who travels to New York to arrange the manufacture of his machine, ordered by Luther Collins's firm. There he reconnects with his childhood friend Claire and faces the threa...

• Mary (played by Margaret Thompson) — supporting

  Mary is Jimmie's childhood friend and the woman he hastily proposed to back home. In New York, Claire takes her in hand and teaches her the fast life of the city. Mary enjoys it so much that she refus...

• David Harding (played by Charles K. French) — supporting

  David is the son associated with Harding & Co., the firm contracted to build Jimmie's machine. When Jimmie arrives in New York, David takes him in hand. The firm then decides to bankrupt Luther Collin...

• Luther Collins (played by J. Frank Burke) — supporting

  Luther Collins operates the firm that orders Jimmie's machine, hoping the invention will revive the business's weakened finances. Harding & Co. is contracted to manufacture it, but the firm plans to b...

• Ralph Harding (played by Darrell Foss) — supporting
• Canning (played by Louis Durham) — supporting