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From the play by George Farquhar
Comedy
Characters: 8 male, 5female, with doubling
Various Locations
The play tells the story of two young bucks who, having spent
all their money by living too well, leave London and roam from town
to town in search of love and fortune. In order to find a wealthy
heiress for at least one of them, they pose as master and servant -
exchanging roles from one town to the next. In Lichfield, Aimwell
is the master and Archer the servant, and there they meet the
lovely, wealthy Dorinda and her equally desirable sister-in-law,
Mrs. Kate Sullen. They set their caps for these women, but problems
abound. Kate is married to a drunken sot who despises her; the
innkeeper's saucy daughter, Cherry, has set her cap for Archer;
Dorinda's mother, Lady Bountiful, mistakenly believes herself to be
a great healer of the sick, and she guards her daughter like a
dragoness; and a band of brigands plans to rob the house of Lady
Bountiful that very night, putting all schemes in jeopardy. This is
a play in the great tradition of Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer
and Sheridan's The Rivals and The School for Scandal. It is
classic, formal, robust and hilarious.
"A delightful romp ... A sparklingly funny evening that... plays
very well indeed." - Potomac Stages
"A sparkling production ... The dialogue crackles, the
characters engage the audience's interest and sympathy, and the
whole thing seems almost effortless."-Talkinbroadway.com
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++++ The Recruiting Officer: A Comedy George Farquhar T. Johnson,
1720 Drama; General; Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Drama
/ General
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price
George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a
misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series
of young heiresses. A pair of London gentlemen, Archer and Aimwell,
pose as a Lord and his servant in order to procure one handsome
dowry to split between them. While Aimwell, the 'lord', works on
the affections of Lady Bountiful's daughter Dorinda, his 'servant'
Archer makes his bid for her son's wife. George Farquhar's play The
Beaux Stratagem was first produced at the Theatre Royal, London, in
1707. This edition, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series,
is edited and introduced by Simon Trussler.
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