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Quality Street (Paperback)
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Quality Street (Paperback)
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Loot Price R407
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J.M. Barrie Comedy Characters: 6 male, 9 female Interior Set
Quality Street is a cup of exquisite comic delight. Set in England,
about 1800, it is alive with elegant humor and wit. There are
several maiden women in the action, some of them a bit sour and
curiously officious. But the one named Phoebe, with the plain face,
is a sparkling lass whose heart flutters for a bachelor by the name
of Valentine, who is expected on a visit. Sadly we learn,
Valentine, has come back not to propose to Miss Phoebe but to
announce his enlistment in the Napoleonic wars. And Phoebe and her
sister have met economic misfortune by teaching at a primary
school. Rejuvenated by his return, Phoebe in a carefree moment
discards her prim clothes and expression, and becomes a gay young
girl, extravagant with her smiles, as well as with her dances at
the military balls. The transformation is so complete that Phoebe
is mistaken for a fictitious niece. The deception increases the
merriment and produces many sudden changes of the plot. Valentine
discovers his love for Phoebe, and then fortunately discovers the
precarious plot in time to save it from the mischievous women.
Surely this is one of the most endearing and enduring of all
comedies.
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