Jane Eyre: A drama, in five acts, adapted from Charlotte Bronte’s novel
by John Brougham
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About this eBook
- Author
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
- Title
- Jane Eyre : a drama in five acts
- Original Publication
- London: John Dicks, 1856.
- Credits
- Mary Glenn Krause, University of Warwick and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- Mentally ill women -- Drama
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 79159
- Release Date
- July 22, 2026
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.Untitled
- 3.ADVERTISEMENTS. — DICKS’ BRITISH DRAMA. ILLUSTRATED.
- 4.JANE EYRE. A DRAMA, IN FIVE ACTS.
- 5.Dramatis Personæ. — CHARACTERS IN THE CHARADE.
- 6.COSTUME.
- 7.STAGE DIRECTIONS.
- 8.JANE EYRE.
- 9.ACT I. — SCENE I.— A very plain chamber in Lowood Academy—window practicable, but barred, prison-like. MISS GRYCE and MISS TEMPLE discovered . — SCENE II.— Drawing-room, elegantly furnished, in Mr. Rochester’s House. — The DOWAGER LADY INGRAM, LADY BLANCHE INGRAM, LADY MARY INGRAM, MRS. DENT, LORD INGRAM, COLONEL DENT, and FREDERICK LYNN, discovered .
- 10.ACT II. — SCENE I.— Apartment in Mr. Rochester’s house. — SCENE II.— Garden; bright moonlight.
- 11.ACT III. — SCENE I.— Temporary Stage with curtains in drawing-room—preparation for the Charade —JOHN fastening curtains, &c. , ROBERT assists . — SCENE II.— Enter JOHN, L. H. , meeting Jane Eyre . — SCENE III.— The Library: Stage partially dark—wood fire blazing on hearth.
- 12.ACT IV. — SCENE I.— The Drawing-room at Rochester’s. DOWAGER, LADY BLANCHE, MARY, LORD INGRAM, DENT, discovered . — SCENE II.— A Passage or corridor, dark. — SCENE III.— The Oratory. Octagonal recess with large stained windows, practicable, beyond which a portion of the house may be seen, consisting of turrets, to show effect of fire at the end of Act; low railing at opening of recess. Organ music. ROCHESTER discovered .
- 13.ACT V. — SCENE I.— Plain chamber —JANE discovered . — SCENE II.— Interior of a Cottage. — SCENE III.— Exterior of Farm House —ROCHESTER discovered—his arms stretched out—he is blind—his hair streaming in the breeze.—The picture as before in the vision.
- 14.ENTRANCES AND EXITS.
- 15.ADVERTISEMENTS. — MUSIC. — DICKS’ PIANOFORTE TUTOR. — CZERNY’S STUDIES FOR THE PIANOFORTE.
- 16.DICKS’ STANDARD PLAYS, AND FREE ACTING DRAMA.
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