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Egad, What a Cad! or Virtue Triumphs over Villainy

Short Play, Melodrama  /  4w, 3m

Anita Bell

Laughs and applause! For a time it looks as though Constant Hope, our beautiful young heroine who is haunted by a tragic past, is about to fall into the clutches of black hearted cad, Bertram Oleander. But by a strange coincidence, Manly Rash, our noble hero arrives in the nick of time to save Constant from a fate worse than death!

Egad, What a Cad! or Virtue Triumphs over Villainy

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 3m
  • Suggested Use
    • UIL Approved
    • Competition or audition material

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Summary

Laughs and applause! For a time it looks as though Constant Hope, our beautiful young heroine who is haunted by a tragic past, is about to fall into the clutches of black hearted cad, Bertram Oleander. But by a strange coincidence, Manly Rash, our noble hero arrives in the nick of time to save Constant from a fate worse than death! Gadzooks, what a time the audience has hissing the villain, and applauding the hero and heroine! A constant riot of explosive laughter and great fun for cast and audience alike.

CONSTANT HOPE - our beautiful heroine, who is haunted by a tragic past.\
MANLY RASH - the noble young hero with the manly bosom.
AUGUSTUS GREYSTONE - a successful business man.
URSULA GREYSTONE - his socially ambitious wife.
FOWLER - house keeper at Greystone.
BERTRAM OLEANDER - a cad of the first water who is steeped in villainy.
MILLY SMITH - who arrives unexpectedly.

  • Setting The Greystone mansion on upper Fifth Avenue in New York City.

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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