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Plays Vol. 2

Plays Vol. 2

by John Vanbrugh

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Author
Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726
Title
Plays, written by Sir John Vanbrugh, volume the second
Credits
Produced by Richard Tonsing, Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
English drama -- 18th century
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 51114
Release Date
February 2, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.PLAYS,
  3. 3.PROLOGUE,
  4. 4.Dramatis Personæ.
  5. 5.ACT I. SCENE I. — SCENE , a Parlour .
  6. 6.ACT II. — SCENE , Mr. Gripe's House .
  7. 7.ACT III. — SCENE , Mrs. Amlet's House . — SCENE , Gripe's House .
  8. 8.ACT IV. — SCENE , Gripe's House .
  9. 9.ACT V. — SCENE , Gripe's House . — SCENE opens.
  10. 10.EPILOGUE,
  11. 11.THE MISTAKE. A COMEDY.
  12. 12.PROLOGUE,
  13. 13.Dramatis Personæ.
  14. 14.ACT I. SCENE I.
  15. 15.ACT II. SCENE I.
  16. 16.ACT III. SCENE I.
  17. 17.ACT IV. SCENE I.
  18. 18.ACT V. SCENE I.
  19. 19.EPILOGUE,
  20. 20.THE COUNTRY HOUSE. A FARCE.
  21. 21.Dramatis Personæ. — MEN. — WOMEN.
  22. 22.ACT I. SCENE I. — SCENE II. — SCENE III. — SCENE IV.
  23. 23.ACT II. SCENE I. — SCENE II. — SCENE III. — SCENE IV. — SCENE V. — SCENE VI. — SCENE VII. — SCENE VIII.
  24. 24.A Journey to London . Being Part of a COMEDY.
  25. 25.Dramatis Personæ. — MEN. — WOMEN.
  26. 26.ACT I. SCENE I.
  27. 27.ACT II. SCENE I.
  28. 28.ACT III. SCENE I.
  29. 29.ACT IV. SCENE I.
  30. 30.THE Provok'd Husband ; OR, A Journey to London . A COMEDY.
  31. 31.TO THE QUEEN.
  32. 32.TO THE READER.
  33. 33.PROLOGUE,
  34. 34.Dramatis Personæ.
  35. 35.ACT I. SCENE I.
  36. 36.ACT II. SCENE I.
  37. 37.ACT III. SCENE I.
  38. 38.ACT IV. SCENE I.
  39. 39.ACT V. SCENE I. — The SCENE opens to a dressing room. Lady Townly , as just up, walks to her toilet, leaning on Mrs. Trusty . — The SCENE opening to another apartment discovers a great number of people in masquerade talking all together, and playing one upon another: Lady Wronghead as a shepherdess; Jenny , as a nun; the Squire as a running footman; and the Count in a Domino . After some time, Lord and Lady Townly , with Lady Grace , enter to them unmask'd.
  40. 40.EPILOGUE,
  41. 41.Sung by Mrs. Cibber , in the Fourth Act.
  42. 42.Sung by Mrs. Cibber , in the Fifth Act.
  43. 43.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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