Thomas Otway / The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists
by Thomas Otway
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- The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists.
- CONTENTS.
- THOMAS OTWAY.
- FOOTNOTES:
- DON CARLOS, PRINCE OF SPAIN.
- To His Royal Highness THE DUKE.[6]
- PREFACE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- PROLOGUE
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- ACT THE FIRST.
- SCENE I.—An Apartment in the Palace.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE SECOND.
- SCENE I.—An Orange Grove, near the Palace.
- ACT THE THIRD.
- SCENE I.—The same.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE FOURTH.
- SCENE I.—The Ante-Chamber to the Queen's Apartment.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE FIFTH.
- SCENE I.—An Apartment in the Palace.
- EPILOGUE
- FOOTNOTES:
- THE ORPHAN; OR, THE UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
- To Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS.[16]
- FOOTNOTES:
- PROLOGUE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- ACT THE FIRST.
- SCENE I.—An Ante-Room in Acasto's House.
- ACT THE SECOND.
- SCENE I.—A Room in Acasto's House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE THIRD.
- SCENE I.—The Garden before Acasto's House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE FOURTH.
- SCENE I.—A Room in Acasto's House.
- SCENE II.—Another Room in Acasto's House.
- ACT THE FIFTH.
- SCENE I.—The Garden before Acasto's House.
- SCENE II.—A Room in Acasto's House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- EPILOGUE.
- THE SOLDIER'S FORTUNE.
- To Mr. BENTLEY.
- FOOTNOTES:
- PROLOGUE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- ACT THE FIRST.
- SCENE I.—The Mall in St. James's Park.
- SCENE II.—A Room in Sir Davy Dunce's House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE SECOND.
- SCENE I.—The Street before Whitehall.
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- ACT THE THIRD.
- SCENE I.—Outside Sir Davy Dunce's House in Covent Garden.
- SCENE II.—A Room in Sir Davy Dunce's House.
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- ACT THE FOURTH.
- SCENE I.—A Tavern.
- SCENE II.—Outside Sir Davy Dunce's House.
- SCENE III.—The Entrance Hall in the same.
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- ACT THE FIFTH.
- SCENE I.—Sylvia's Chamber.
- SCENE II.—A Room in Sir Davy Dunce's House.
- SCENE III.—Lady Dunce's Chamber.
- SCENE IV.—Entrance Hall in Sir Davy Dunce's House.
- SCENE V.—A Room in Sir Jolly Jumble's House. A banquet set out.
- FOOTNOTES:
- EPILOGUE
- VENICE PRESERVED; OR, A PLOT DISCOVERED.
- To Her Grace THE DUCHESS OF PORTSMOUTH.[60]
- FOOTNOTES:
- PROLOGUE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- ACT THE FIRST.
- SCENE I.—A Public Place.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE SECOND.
- SCENE I.—Before the House of Aquilina.
- SCENE II.—The Rialto.
- SCENE III.—A Room in Aquilina's House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE THIRD.
- SCENE I.—A Room in Aquilina's House.
- SCENE II.—Another Room in the same.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE FOURTH.
- SCENE I.—A Public Place.
- SCENE II.-The Senate House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ACT THE FIFTH.
- SCENE I.—Before Priuli's house.
- SCENE II.—A Street near Priuli's House.
- SCENE III.—A Public Place. A scaffold and wheel in centre.
- SCENE IV.—A Room in Priuli's House.
- FOOTNOTES:
- EPILOGUE
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX.
- Letter I.
- Letter II.
- Letter III.
- Letter IV.
- Letter V.
- Letter VI.
- FOOTNOTES:
- THE MERMAID SERIES.
- VOLUMES ALREADY PUBLISHED.
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