Pattie's Modern Stage: A Collection of the Most Approved and Popular Dramas. With Remarks Biographical and Critical. Vol. I-IV.1838 |
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... Nysa Daphne Mr. Huckel . · · Mr. Pyne . Miss A. Jones . Miss Clare . Miss M.Ebsworth Mrs. Coveney . Mrs. W. Johnson , Miss Fairbrother . Mrs. C. Jones . Miss . George . Mrs. Waylett . STAGE DIRECTIONS . The Editor of this Work prints no ...
... Nysa Daphne Mr. Huckel . · · Mr. Pyne . Miss A. Jones . Miss Clare . Miss M.Ebsworth Mrs. Coveney . Mrs. W. Johnson , Miss Fairbrother . Mrs. C. Jones . Miss . George . Mrs. Waylett . STAGE DIRECTIONS . The Editor of this Work prints no ...
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... NYSA AND DAPHNE . - White dresses , trimmed with green and pink . MYSIS . An old English velvet hat - a black jacket , rimmed with point - a point apron scarlet petticoat trimmed with point - scarlet shoes PEASANTS . - REMARKS Midas ...
... NYSA AND DAPHNE . - White dresses , trimmed with green and pink . MYSIS . An old English velvet hat - a black jacket , rimmed with point - a point apron scarlet petticoat trimmed with point - scarlet shoes PEASANTS . - REMARKS Midas ...
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... NYSA , R. Daph . But , Nysa , how goes on ' Squire Midas's court- ship ? Nysa . Your sweet Damætas , pimp to his great worship . Brought me from him a purse ; but the conditions- I've cured him , I believe , of such commissions . Daph ...
... NYSA , R. Daph . But , Nysa , how goes on ' Squire Midas's court- ship ? Nysa . Your sweet Damætas , pimp to his great worship . Brought me from him a purse ; but the conditions- I've cured him , I believe , of such commissions . Daph ...
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... Nysa . Mother , for shame ! - Mysis . Peace , saucebox , or I'll maul you , [ To Pol . Pol . Goody , my strength and parts you undervalue ; For his and your work , I am brisk and handy . Daph . A sad cheat else- Mysis . What you , you ...
... Nysa . Mother , for shame ! - Mysis . Peace , saucebox , or I'll maul you , [ To Pol . Pol . Goody , my strength and parts you undervalue ; For his and your work , I am brisk and handy . Daph . A sad cheat else- Mysis . What you , you ...
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... Nysa , So modest ! Daph . So genteel ! Sil . [ To Mysis . ] Not pert , nor lumpish . Mysis . Would he were hang'd ! Nysa & Daph . La ! mother why so frumpish ? QUARTETTO . Nysa . Mamma , how can you be so ill - natured To the gentle ...
... Nysa , So modest ! Daph . So genteel ! Sil . [ To Mysis . ] Not pert , nor lumpish . Mysis . Would he were hang'd ! Nysa & Daph . La ! mother why so frumpish ? QUARTETTO . Nysa . Mamma , how can you be so ill - natured To the gentle ...
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Arbaces ARTABANES Artax Artaxerxes Ashfield Beeswing Billy CARABO Centre Cham Charles Dumont child cloak coat COVENT GARDEN Daph dear devil Door in Flat dress Drill drink Drudge Duch Duchess Dwyer Enter Exeunt Exit Fanny father fellow Fran Fred FREELOVE Fudge gentleman give Grudge hand happy Harris hear heart heaven husband Hush James Johnny L. C. Left Lady E laugh leave Left Door look Lord Lord Rivers Lucy Luttrell Madam Madam Vestris Mandane Marie master Midas Miss murder Mysis Naomie never night Nysa O'Slash poor Princess R. C. Right Re-enter SCENE Slashem Snipe Snooks soger soldier sure tell Theatre thee there's thing thou Tom Harris Trudge Villa Villafana Waiter Warner wife Wild WILDFIRE young
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Page 4 - R. means Right; L. Left; C. Centre; RC Right of Centre; LC Left of Centre ; DF Door in the Flat, or Scene running across the back of the Stage; CDF Centre Door in the Flat.
Page 14 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 22 - Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!
Page 9 - twill. Odsbobs ! — I'll force her. Dam. The halter ! Mid. As for madam, I'll divorce her ! Some favoured lout incog our bliss opposes.
Page 11 - O Pan! the devil to pay, both my sluts frantic ! Both in their tantrums, for yon cap'ring antic. But I'll go seek 'em all — and if I find 'em, I'll drive 'em — as if old Nick were behind 'em. [Going.
Page 5 - What worse can Bacchus teach men, His roaring bucks, when drunk, Than break the lamps, beat watchmen, And stagger to some punk ? JUP. You saucy scoundrel — there, sir — come Disorder, Down Phoebus, down to earth, we'll hear no farther.
Page 5 - A lucky thought. — In this disguise, Apollo No more, but Pol the swain, some flock I'll follow. Nor doubt I, with my voice, guitar, and person, Among the nymphs to kick up some diversion.
Page 9 - In infancy our hopes and fears were to each other known ; " and I have ever known Phil, to be a man of great humour and friendship, with the best heart in the world, and a dash of laudable vanity, which prompts him to give excellent dinners, and display a handsome service of plate. We eat and drink here amazingly, without plate. Your new gamekeeper at Ludgershall...
Page 5 - Pol. An orphan lad, sir. Pol is my name — a shepherd once my dad, sir. I' th' upper parts, here — though not born to serving, I'll now lake on, for, faith, I'm almost starving. SU, You've drawn a prize i' th' lottery — so have I too ; Why, I'm the master you could best apply to.