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Adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken LudwigFrom the play by George Farquhar Comedy 8m, 5w, with doubling Various Locations The play tells the story of two young bucks who, having spent all their money by living too well, leave London and roam from town to town in search of love and fortune. In order to find a wealthy heiress for at least one of them, they pose as master and servant – exchanging roles from one town to the next. In Lichfield, Aimwell is the master and Archer the servant, and there they meet the lovely, wealthy Dorinda and her equally desirable sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Sullen. They set their caps for these women, but problems abound. Kate is married to a drunken sot who despises her; the innkeeper’s saucy daughter, Cherry, has set her cap for Archer; Dorinda’s mother, Lady Bountiful, mistakenly believes herself to be a great healer of the sick, and she guards her daughter like a dragoness; and a band of brigands plans to rob the house of Lady Bountiful that very night, putting all schemes in jeopardy. This is a play in the great tradition of Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer and Sheridan’s The Rivals and The School for Scandal. It is classic, formal, robust and hilarious. “A delightful romp … A sparklingly funny evening that… plays very well indeed.” - Potomac Stages “A sparkling production … The dialogue crackles, the characters engage the audience's interest and sympathy, and the whole thing seems almost effortless.”—Talkinbroadway.com FEE: $100 per performance. Performance licensing rights may be restricted in your area, please inquire for specific details and licensing availability. Other Thornton Wilder titles available from Samuel French include:
The Alcestiad or A Life in the Sun Bernice Cement Hands Childhood The Drunken Sisters The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden In Shakespeare and the Bible Infancy The Long Christmas Dinner Love and How To Cure It The Matchmaker Our Town Pullman Car Hiawatha Queens of France A Ringing of Doorbells Rivers Under the Earth The Skin of Our Teeth Someone from Assisi Such Things Only Happen in Books Theophilus North The Wreck on the 5:25 Youth
Collections
Collected Plays and Writings on Theater The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume I The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume II The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder Three Plays (Thornton Wilder) Thornton Wilder One Act Series: Wilder's Classic One Acts Thornton Wilder One Act Series: The Seven Deadly sins Thornton Wilder One Act Series: The Ages of Man
Novels
The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Cabala and The Woman of Andros: Two Novels The Eighth Day Heaven’s My Destination The Ides of March Theophilus NorthOther Ken Ludwig titles available from Samuel French include:
Be My BabyThe Fox on the FairwayLeading Ladies Lend Me a Tenor Moon Over Buffalo Postmortem Shakespeare in Hollywood Sullivan & Gilbert The Three Musketeers Treasure Island Twentieth Century
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