Sheridan's Comedies

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DRAMATIS PERSONS, AS ORIGINALLY ACTED AT COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE IN 1775. Sir Anthony Absolute .... Mr. Shuter. Captain Absolute Mr. Woodward. Faulkland Mr. Lewis. Acres Mr. Quick. Sir Lucius O'trigger .... Mr. Lee.1 Fag Mr. Lee Lewes. David Mr. Dunstal. Thomas Mr. Fearon. Mrs. Malaprop./ Mrs. Green. 'T,...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DRAMATIS PERSONS, AS ORIGINALLY ACTED AT COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE IN 1775. Sir Anthony Absolute .... Mr. Shuter. Captain Absolute Mr. Woodward. Faulkland Mr. Lewis. Acres Mr. Quick. Sir Lucius O'trigger .... Mr. Lee.1 Fag Mr. Lee Lewes. David Mr. Dunstal. Thomas Mr. Fearon. Mrs. Malaprop./ Mrs. Green. 'T, vtJIA LANGUISH Miss Barsanti. Julia Mrs. Bulkley. LUCY Mrs. Lessinham. Maid, Boy, Servants, etc. SCENE ?Bath. Time of Action ? Five Hours. 1 Afterwards by Mr. Clinch. PROLOGUE. BY THE AUTHOR. SPOKEN BY MR. WOODWARD AND MR. QUICK. Enter Serjeant-at-law, and Attorney following and giving a paper. Serf. What 's here ? a vile cramp hand I cannot see Without my spectacles. Att. He means his fee. Nay, Mr. Serjeant, good sir, try again. Gives money. Serj. The scrawl improves more] O come, 't is pretty plain. Hey how 's this ? Dibble ? sure it cannot be A poet's brief a poet and a fee Att. Yes, sir though you without reward, I know, Would gladly plead the Muse's cause. Serj. So ? so l Att. And if the fee offends, your wrath should fall On me. Serj. Dear Dibble, no offence at all. Att. Some sons of Phoebus in the courts we meet, Serj. And fifty sons of Phcebus in the Fleet Att. Nor pleads he worse, who with a decent sprig Of bays adorns his legal waste of wig. Serj. Full-bottom'd heroes thus, on signs, unfurl A leaf of laurel in a grove of curl l Yet tell your client that, in adverse days, This wig is warmer than a bush of bays. Att. Do you, then, sir, my client's place supply, Profuse of robe and prodigal of tie ? Do you, with all those blushing powers of face, And wonted bashful hesitating grace, Rise in the court, and flourish on the case. Exit. Serj..