How to Settle Accounts with your Laundress: An Original Farce, in One Act
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Joseph Stirling Coyne (1803–1868) was a humorist and satirist in the tradition of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. One of the most prolific British playwrights of the mid-nineteenth century. Coyne brought to the stage accomplished comedic interchanges, puns, irony, exaggerated character traits, ludicrous plot situations, and surprising outcomes. His plays reveal a deft ear for dialogue and an ability to create characters suited to the talents of specific actors. As a journalist, Coyne contributed humorous pieces to many widely circulated journals and newspapers.
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How to Settle Accounts with your Laundress - J. Stirling Coyne
J. Stirling Coyne
How to Settle Accounts with your Laundress: An Original Farce, in One Act
Published by Good Press, 2019
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EAN 4064066183820
Table of Contents
Dramatis Personæ
COSTUME.
STAGE DIRECTIONS.
HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
BY J. STIRLING COYNE.
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July 26, 1847.
Dramatis Personæ
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TIME OF REPRESENTATION.—Fifty minutes.
COSTUME.
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WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS.—First dress: Blue coat; white vest; gray plaid trousers. Second dress: Green coat; pink vest. Third dress: Black coat.
BARNEY TWILL.—Green page’s suit.
JACOB BROWN.—Puce frock coat; blue vest; nankeen trousers.
MDLLE. CHERI BOUNCE.—Fashionable silk dress; blue satin visite, trimmed with lace; pink bonnet.
MARY WHITE.—First dress: Pink print dress; green shawl; and straw bonnet. Second dress: Blue blouse; drab leggings; red cravat; and fancy cap. Third dress: Drab paletot; white vest; and trousers.
STAGE DIRECTIONS.
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EXITS AND ENTRANCES.—R. means Right; L. Left; D. F. Door in Flat; R. D. Right Door; L. D. Left Door; S. E. Second Entrance; U. E. Upper Entrance; M. D. Middle Door; L. U. E. Left Upper Entrance; R. U. E. Right Upper Entrance; L. S. E. Left Second Entrance; P.S. Prompt Side; O. P. Opposite Prompt.
RELATIVE POSITIONS.—R. means Right; L. Left; C. Centre; R. C. Right of Centre; L. C. Left of Centre.
*** The Reader is supposed to be on the Stage, facing the Audience.
HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
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SCENE.—A Tailor’s Show-room, Jermyn-street, handsomely fitted up with cheval glass, large round table in centre, fashionable chairs, &c. A dummy figure, dressed in the extreme