The Gamester (1798) Stearns, Charles Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag Charles Stearns, 1753 – 1826 The Gamester. A Dramatic Dialogue, in Three Acts [in, Dramatic Dialogues for the Use of Schools] Leominster John Prentiss, & Co. 540 p. Mr. Van Keppel Mrs. Paulus Miss Leerkins Mr. Leerkins Mrs. Van Keppel Madam Leerkins Dialogue Drama Prose data extraction from source 1798

Every human being has some vices. Husbands must expect to find them in their wives, and wives in their husbands — parents will find vices in their children; and children when they grow up will find them in their parents. How shall we cure, or alleviate those vices in our near relations — by wildness or severity? — is not mildness most likely to pain the heart, and consequently to give us the greatest influence?

PERSONS. MEN. Mr. VAN KEPPEL — a merchant of Amsterdam and a gamester. Mr. LEERKINS — brother to Mrs. Van Keppel. WOMEN. Mrs. VAN KEPPEL — wife to Mr. Van Keppel. Madam LEERKINS — mother to Mrs. V. Keppel. Mrs. PAULUS — aunt to Mr. V. Keppel. Miss LEERKINS — sister to Mrs. V. Keppel.
The scene of action is supposed to be a merchant's house near the bank at Amsterdam.
ACT I.
SCENE. I. — Madam Leerkins and Mrs. V. Keppel. M. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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M. Leer.

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Exit M. Leerkins
SCENE II. — Mr. and Mrs. Keppel. ( Mrs. Keppel speaks to Mr. Keppel as he is entering. ) Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Enter Mrs. Paulus Mrs. Kep.

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Exit Keppel.
SCENE III. — Mad. Leerkins , Mrs. V. Keppel and Mrs. Paulus. M. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Mrs. Pau.

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M. Leer.

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Exit Mad. Leerkins.
ACT II.
SCENE I. — Keppel enters with a distracted air. Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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( She goes out to bring the box. ) Enter Miss Leerkins
SCENE II. — Miss Leerkins and Mr. Keppel. Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Keppel enters with the box.
SCENE III. — Mrs. Keppel and Mr. Keppel. Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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(Goes out with the box.)
SCENE IV. — Miss Leerkins and Mrs. Keppel. Miss. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Miss. Leer.

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(Exit Miss Leerkins, Mrs. Keppel soon follows her.)
ACT III. Mr. Kappel and Mrs. Keppel. (Keppel enters first, walks about disturbed — she enters soon after.) Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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(Keppel interrupts her angrily.) Mr. Kep.

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(Mrs. Keppel looks grieved and speaks tenderly.) Mrs. Kep.

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( Keppel looks hard at her, is silent, then speaks. ) Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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( Mr. Leerkins enters with a box, to him Mrs. Keppel speaks. ) Mrs. Kep.

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(Mr. Leerkins giving her the box.) Mr. Leer.

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(She takes it.) Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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Mrs. Kep.

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Mr. Kep.

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