The Two Mr. Wetherbys: A Middle-Class Comedy in Three Acts (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Act I. The Drawing-room at the James Wetherby's.
Act II. The Dining-room at the James Wetherby's.
Act III. Same as Act I.

The curtain is dropped for a moment half-way through Act II to represent the lapse of three hours.

Characters.

Richard Wetherby, The bad Mr. Wetherby, living in a bachelor flat in London.
Constantia, Margaret's sister, married to Richard but separated from him.
James Wetherby, The good Mr. Wetherby, living en famille at Norwood.
Margaret, His wife.
Aunt Clara, Aunt to Margaret and Constantia, a pious old lady of 65.
Robert Carne, Her nephew, a solemn prig with no digestion.
Maid, At the James Wetherbys'.

Scene:- Mr.James Wetherby's house at Norwood. The action of the play takes some 20 hours, from the afternoon of one day to the forenoon of the next.

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