Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson (referred to in the script as Waldo) appears, for most of the play, middle-aged.
ɹˈælf wˈɔldoʊ ˈɛmɚsən ˈɛmɚsən ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɪnðə skɹˈɪpt æz wˈɔldoʊ ɐpˈɪɹz, fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv ðə plˈeɪ, mˈɪdəlˈeɪdʒd.