The Maid of the Groves (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 Maid of the Groves. A Drama, in Five Acts [in, Dramatic Dialogues for the Use of Schools] Leominster John Prentiss, & Co. 540 p. Mr. Ironside Capt. Bloomsgrove Juliet Butterford Mr. Treadwell Mayflower Mr. Manly unclear Mrs. Ironside O' Connor Drama Prose data extraction from source 1798

RICHES only make a person contemptible without virtue and good breeding — the man of virtue is infinitely better calculated to make his friends happy than the man of wealth — and if a person shall only be firm in the ways of virtue, there is scarcely an instance in a hundred, in which the event will not be prosperous — the arm of providence sustains the heart that is honest — virtue can acquire friends, and wealth; but mere wealth can neither procure virtue, nor friends.

PERSONS. MEN. Capt. BLOOMSGROVE — an officer of the army of the United States. Mr. TREADWELL — minister of Bloomsgrove parish. Mr. MANLY — a subaltern, of the army, engaged in farming. IRONSIDE — a blacksmith in Bloomsgrove village. BUTTERFORD — a feeder of cattle. O' CONNOR — servant in pay of Manly. WOMEN. Mrs. IRONSIDE — wife to Mr. Ironside, aunt to Juliet. JULIET — daughter of Capt. Bloomsgrove. MAYFLOWER — a coquette — rival of Juliet in pretensions to beauty.
ACT I.
SCENE I. — Manly and Juliet. Man.

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Manly goes out. — Mrs. Ironside enters
SCENE II. — Mrs. Ironside and Juliet. (Mrs. Ironside takes up Juliet's work and looks at it) Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron.

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(Juliet goes out and Ironside after her.)
ACT II.
SCENE I. — Mrs. and Mr. Ironside Front curtain draws and shows Mr. Ironside at a table with a part of a loaf of bread and a cheese — Mr. Ironside is eating — Mrs. Ironside comes up to the table. Mrs. Iron.

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(She snatches away the bread and cheese, he catches off one and of the cheese then follows her to the middle of the avenue, and snatches off a piece of bread and returns eating, to the middle of the stage.) Mr. Iron.

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(She returns) Mrs. Iron.

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Mr. Iron.

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SCENE II. — Mrs. Ironside and Juliet. Mrs. Iron. from within.

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Jul.

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She goes out very deliberately.
SCENE III. — Butterford, Mrs. Ironside and Juliet. But. [ Making a very awkward bow

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Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron.

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Jul.

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Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron.

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Jul. (Faintly.)

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Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron,

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(Juliet comes to the entrance of the stage, attempts to present herself — bursts forth in tears — steps back — wipes her eyes, and then enters with a very genteel courtely.) But. ( Nodding his head, still sitting in his chair. )

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Mrs. Iron. ( With a silly affection of cunning. )

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Mrs. Ironside goes out. Jul.

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SCENE IV. — Butterford and Juliet. (Butterford sitting, hitches his chair towards Juliet, partly backwards.) But.

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(Slaps her on the shoulder.) Jul.

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But. (sits confused a few moments, then bursts into a great laugh.)

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Jul. ( with expressions of contempt. )

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Butterford withdraws clumsily. Juliet alone

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Juliet goes out
SCENE I. — Mrs. Ironside and Butterford. (Entering on the opposite side of the stage.) Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs. Iron.

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She goes out pouting — he follows her.
ACT III.
SCENE I. — Mr. Treadwell enters and speaks alone. Tread.

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SCENE II. — Treadwell and Juliet. Juliet enters with a bundle of Books. Mr. Tread.

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Juliet.

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( Juliet goes out and he with her. )
ACT IV.
SCENE I. — Ironside, Treadwell and Mrs. Ironside. Mr. Iron.

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Tread.

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Mrs. Iron.

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Mrs Iron.

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Tread.

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Mrs. Iron.

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( She goes out pouting ) Mr. Iron.

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Tread.

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Mr. Iron.

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( Ironside goes out. )
SCENE II. — Treadwell and Connor. Tread.

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Tread.

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( Connor goes out. )
SCENE III. — Treadwell and Juliet. Tread.

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Tread.

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Treadwell goes out, and as Juliet is following, Moyflower enters.
SCENE IV. — Mayflower and Juliet. ( Moyflower advances slowly and coldly keeps a large distance from Juliet. ) May.

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They go out together.
ACT V.
SCENE I. — Manly and Juliet. Scene is changed to the minister's house, the stage represents his study with chairs, tables, books, manuscripts, &c. &c. Man.

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SCENE II. — Treadwell and Juliet. — ( All the party except Ironside and his wife. ) Tread.

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Tread.

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Man.

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Tread.

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Jul.

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Tread.

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Man.

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Tread.

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(She is conducted by Treadwell to the avenue, and is source behind the curtain when she exclaims — Jul.

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C. Bloom.

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( Manly goes to the curtain; peeps behind the curtain; sees Capt. Bloomsgrove, and leaps about the stage in a frenzy of joy. ) Man.

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(The whole company are rushing to the opening of the curtain, but Mr. Treadwell stays them. Tread.

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(Capt. Bloomsgrove appears at the entrance with his face turned partly back, talking to Juliet.) C. Blooms.

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Bloomsgrove enters, nobly dressed, and bowing genteelly Tread.

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Jul. [ Catching Mr. Treadwell's sleeve.

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Jul.

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Shows confusion. C. Blooms.

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Man. ( bowing respectfully )

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Manly.

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( To Mr. Treadwell. ) Tread. ( bowing. )

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(Wipes his eyes which flow in tears of joy.) Tread.

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( They sit. A song or dance is performed, as the exhibit on pleases.