Arthur Wing Pinero
The Amazons: A Farcical Romance
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Arthur Wing Pinero
This 1895 farce inspired by the outlandish idea of women wearing pants, centers around the predicament of the three daughters of the eccentr…
The Magistrate
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The success of “The Magistrate” was immediate, and the Court Theatre was crowded night after night for more than a year, the play being pres…
The Princess and the Butterfly
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The English-born Princess Pannonia had spent the twenty years of her marriage isolated in the Prince's remote Hungarian castle. Now widowed,…
The Schoolmistress
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The second of Pinero's farces, following the wildly successful The Magistrate, and likewise a hit. The Schoolmistress has a secret: "Th…
Dandy Dick
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“Dandy Dick” was the third of the farces which Mr. Pinero wrote for the old Court Theatre—a series of plays which, besides giving playgoers …
The Weaker Sex
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Mrs. Boyle-Chewton and her cause - the Advancement of Women from the Rear to the Van. Lady Vivash, new recruit to the cause. Their daughter…
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray
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Aubrey Tanqueray marries a woman with a past which he believes will not matter in society. "I know you think me a fool, Cayley—you need…
In Chancery
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Subtitled "An Original Fantastic Comedy in Three Acts", this should be another enjoyable farce by Pinero, including memory loss, m…
The Money-Spinner
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When his younger brother incurs a large betting debt, what could be easier than for a man to borrow the money to save him from the factory h…
The Benefit of the Doubt
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The plot resolves around a young woman being cited in court as "The Other Woman" in a divorce case, and how her family reacts to i…
The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith
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Lucas Cleeve is living in Venice with a widow, Mrs. Ebbsmith. His relatives do not accept this arrangement and come to intervene. Note that …
Sweet Lavender
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"Sweet Lavender" must be regarded as one of the most successful stage-plays of modern times, and there can be no question that it …
The Gay Lord Quex
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Lord Quex, after a life of philandering, has decided to reform and marry. But he is not believed, particularly by the guardian of his intend…
The Hobby-Horse
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A man's wife is caught up in Philanthropy, generously supporting all sorts of good causes. But that does not include her husband's interests…
Iris
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Left a widow 5 years ago at age 21, Iris Bellamy is shackled by terms of her husband's will that would leave her penniless if she remarries.…
The "Mind The Paint" Girl
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Another Pinero play from the early 1900s. With a social message about the effects of stardom on the star as well as those that love them. &q…
The Rocket
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Gentlemen out away from London, looking for wives. "I'm going to settle down, hearthrug and slippers and all that sort of thing." …
A Wife Without A Smile
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Mr. Rippingill can not get his wife to relax her stony features and smile. Maybe even laugh. "Avis - Lady Whitstable and the pickled sa…
The Freaks: An Idyll of Suburbia
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When Mrs. Herrick's brother Charlie dies, he leaves his money in trust for members of the circus he used to own under the name of "Sega…
The Cabinet Minister
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Mr. Pinero holds that farce should treat of probable people placed in possible circumstances, but regarded from a point of view which exagge…