A Decided Case (1857) Brougham, John Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag John Brougham, 1810 – 1880 A Decided Case. A Dramatic Sketch, in One Act. To Which Are Added, a Description of the Costumes — Cast of the Characters — Entrances and Exits — Relative Positions of the Performers on the Stage, and the Whole of the Stage Business New-York Samuel French 18 p. Both Mr. Percival Stubbs Mrs. St. Leger Mrs. A Captain Dudley Vere Lady Angela Villiers Drama Sketch Prose data extraction from source 1857
Cast of Characters — ( A Decided Case. ) Wallack's Theatre , N. Y. Captain the Honorable Dudley Vere Mr. Lester Mr. Percival Mr. Peters Stubbs Mr. G. Holland Lady Angela Villiers Mrs. Hoey Mrs. St. Leger Mrs. Silvester.
Costumes — Modern.
STAGE DIRECTIONS. EXITS AND ENTRANCES.

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 of 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. — Elegant boudoir in the house of Lady Angela Villiers — Centre doors in flat — Fireplace with fire alight — China vases, &c., on mantel — Centre-table covered with articles of vertu, &c. Enter Stubbs, C. D., ejected from room. Stubbs.

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EnterCaptain Dudley Vere ( Dressing-gown, pipe, &c. ) Capt.

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Stubbs.

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Exit Stubbs. C. D. Capt.

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Enter Stubbs , with pipes, C. D.

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Exit , C. Capt.

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Re-enter Stubbs , with things, C.

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Exit , C. Capt.

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Pretends to sleep. Enter Stubbs, C., announcing Mrs. St. Leger. Stubbs.

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Exit , C. Mrs. St. Leger enters, on announcement. Capt.

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Exit. Capt.

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Enter Stubbs , announcing. Stubbs.

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Exit Stubbs. Enter Mr. Percival. Per.

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Exit Percival, C. Capt.

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Enter Stubbs, C.

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Enter Lady Angela , who carelessly throws her travelling cloak over the Captain , and sits. Lady A.

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Exit hastily , L. H. Lady A.

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Enter Stubbs, C. Stubbs.

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Enter Stubbs , with coal, which he puts on fire. Lady A.

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Stubbs drops coal-scuttle. Stubbs.

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Exit. limping , C. Lady A.

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Exit Captain , C. D. Lady A.

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Enter Stubbs.

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Captain appears at C. D. Lady A.

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Exit . C. Stubbs.

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Takes overcoat, and exit , C. D. Lady A.

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Re-enter Stubbs , C. Stubbs.

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Runs off , C. D. Lady A.

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Enter Stubbs , C. Stubbs.

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Exit , L. H. — A knock. Lady A.

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Enter Stubbs , L. H. Stubbs.

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Lady A.

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Enter Mrs. St. Leger , L. H. Lady A.

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Lady A.

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Exit Mrs. St. Leger. Enter Stubbs. Stubbs.

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Enter Percival. Per.

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Lady A.

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Hands paper. Lady A.

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Enter Captain , C. D. , with carpet-bag. Capt.

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Enter Stubbs. Stubbs.

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Exit. Per.

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Both.

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Exit. Capt.

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Business. Lady A.

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