A Day Well Spent: A Farce, in One Act
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A Day Well Spent - John Oxenford
John Oxenford
A Day Well Spent: A Farce, in One Act
Published by Good Press, 2022
goodpress@okpublishing.info
EAN 4064066216689
Table of Contents
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Titlepage
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
A DAY WELL SPENT.
A DAY WELL SPENT
Dedication
Dramatis Personæ
SCENE I.—A Room in COTTON’S house.
SCENE II.—Street.
SCENE III.—Room at MRS. STITCHLEY’S.
SCENE IV.—A Room at an Inn.
SCENE V.—Chamber.
SCENE VI.—Room at MRS. CHARGELY’S.
SCENE VII.—MRS. CHARGELY’S Garden.
SCENE VIII.—Outside of Shop.
SCENE IX.—Chamber.
A
DAY WELL SPENT:
A Farce,
IN ONE ACT.
BY
JOHN OXENFORD,
MEMBER OF THE DRAMATIC AUTHOR’S SOCIETY;
AUTHOR OF
MY FELLOW CLERK,
I AND MY DOUBLE,
THE DICE OF DEATH,
TWICE KILLED,
ETC.
FIRST PERFORMED AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE,
APRIL 4th, 1835.
LONDON:
JOHN MILLER, HENRIETTA STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
1836.
LONDON:
T. C. SAVILL, PRINTER, ST. MARTIN’S LANE,
CHARING CROSS.
TO
B. WRENCH, ESQ.
MY DEAR SIR,
It is with the greatest pleasure, I dedicate to you a Farce, the success of which is so much to be attributed to your exertions. Accept my most hearty thanks for your inimitable performance of the principal character in this piece, as well as for the kind attention you have paid to my previous productions, and the pains you have taken to render them acceptable to the public.
I remain, dear Sir,
Yours very truly,
JOHN OXENFORD.
16, John Street, Bedford Row.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
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A DAY WELL SPENT.
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SCENE I.
A Room in COTTON’S house;—an open door in C. flat.
Enter COTTON, with a letter.
COT. Provoking!