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The Widow's Vow: A Farce, in Two Acts
By Mrs. Inchbald and Joseph Patrat
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"The Widow's Vow: A Farce, in Two Acts" is a romantic play by Mrs. Inchbald. The daughter of a noble woman, Donna Isabelle, had been married young to a handsome man of lower rank. Her terrible marriage had however drained her affection for the opposite sex. Tragedy followed when first her father then her husband died. Donna Isabelle had then become reclusive, earning a reputation as being anti-marriage. Matters come to a head when she is accused of planning to scuttle her brother, the Marquis's love affair with a Countess…
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