Wanted — A Widow Boucicault, Dion Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag Dion Boucicault, 1820 – 1890 Wanted — A Widow with Immediate Possession. A Farce, in One Act, by Dion Boucicault and Charles Seymour. To which are Added a Description of the Costume — Cast of the Characters — Entrances and Exits — Relative Positions of the Performers on the Stage and the whole of the Stage Business. As Now Performed at the Principal English and American TheatresFrench's Minor Drama. The Acting Edition: No. CXXXVINew York Samuel French 16 p. Waiter . Brads . Amy and Blanche . Blanche . Croker . Amy . Mary . Merryweather Revel . One-act Farce Comedy Prose data extraction from source 1857 First performed: November 1857
Cast of the Characters . — [WANTED — A WIDOW.] Wallack's Theatre, November , 1857. HARRY REVEL, (a gentleman in difficulties,) Mr. Lester. MR. CLINCH MERRYWEATHER, (a sheriff's officer in search of him,) Mr. Walcot. CROKER, (a follower of Merryweather's,) Mr. Rea. BRADS, (an upholsterer,) Mr. Tree. WAITER, Mr. Jeffries. MRS. LOVEBIRD, (a widow.) Mrs. Allen. LADY BLANCHE MOUNTJOY, (another,) Miss Gannon. MARY, Miss Tree. JANE, Miss Price.

TIME — Somewhere about now. PLACE — Nowhere in particular.

Costume . — MODERN.

This Farce is adapted from the French Vaudeville entitled "Monsieur Jovial," produced in Paris on the 5th of May, 1827.

STAGE DIRECTIONS.

L. means First Entrance, Left . R. First Entrance, Right . S. E. L. Second Entrance, Left . S. E. R. Second Entrance, Right . U. E. L. Upper Entrance, Left . U. E. R. Upper Entrance, Right . C. Centre . L. C. Left Centre . R. C. Right of Centre . T. E. L. Third Entrance, Left . T. E. R. Third Entrance, Right . C. D. Centre Door . D. R. Door Right . D. L. Door Left . U. D. L. Upper Door, Left U. D. R. Upper Door, Right .

The reader is supposed to be on the Stage, facing the Audience.
SCENE I. — An Exterior of a Hotel, near a city . Enter BLANCHE and AMY LOVEBIRD, veiled — they look round, then raise their veils . Blanche .

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Enter HARRY REVEL, pensive , R. 2 E. Revel .

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Waiter . Coming down

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Revel . Looking cautiously at MERRYWEATHER.]

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Merry . Alarmed

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Merry . After a pause, scratches his head

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Enter WAITER, L.

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Beckons on the WAITER, who enters — they interchange signals, quickly . Waiter .

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Exit , L. H. Revel . Sits , R. H., and writes

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Revel . Rising

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Enter WAITERS, carrying dinner .

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Enter CROKER, U. E. R. H.

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Croker .

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Enter WAITER, U. E. R. H., and goes to table to remove things .

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Croker .

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Exit , U. E. R. H. Shouts outside .
SCENE II. — A Street . Enter REVEL, R. H., hurriedly, in plain clothes . Revel .

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MARY opens the door , L. F.

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Enter MERRYWEATHER, R. H. Merry .

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SCENE LAST. — A Handsome Room in the House of LADY BLANCHE MOUNTJOY. A table, covered with a cloth , L. H. — chairs, &c. Doors R. and L. H. A large C. window, with balcony, looking out on a garden . MR. BRADS, an upholsterer, is mounted on a ladder , R. H., mending the bell . JANE, a servant, is standing with a bell-rope, looking at his work . Brads .

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Enter MARY, followed by REVEL, L. H. D. Mary . Moving table

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Descends, and takes his ladder up stage . Mary .

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[MERRYWEATHER appears over the balcony . Merry .

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Revel . Arranging the cloth so as to show MERRYWEATHER to the audience, but concealing him from the persons on R. H. of the stage . REVEL sits R. of table

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Enter LADY BLANCHE; REVEL rises and bows . Revel . Aside

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Enter AMY, R. H. 2 E., and glides noiselessly to balcony , C., where she listens . Revel . Aside

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Revel . Aside to MERRYWEATHER.]

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[REVEL vainly attempts to reach her hand — his leg in the air . AMY has thrown herself, sobbing, into a chair , C., at back, therefore does not see this scene . REVEL resumes his upright position , C., in despair . Blanche . Rising and advancing to him

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Merry . Pulling in the rope suddenly

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Runs off , L. H. pulling MERRYWEATHER after him . Amy .

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Revel . Who has been pulled by the leg back to stage

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