David Garrick, the leading actor of his time, was also one of its most accomplished dramatists, and The Clandestine Marriage is perhaps his finest play. Its story centres on the household of a wealthy merchant, Mr. Sterling, whose main concern is that his two daughters marry men of wealth. Fanny has defied her apprentice; her sister Betsey is engaged to be married to Sir John Melvil. But Melvil and his friend Lord Ogleby both fall in love with Fanny. It is up to Lovewell to persuade both men that marriage to Fanny is out of the question—without revealing to them that he has already married her.
The action of the play and also its setting (a landscape garden designed after the fashion of the time to provide artificial wildness and ‘commanding’ views) give ample scope for Garrick and Coleman to satirize the mercantile mind—yet the play’s comic spirit holds appeal to those on all points of the political compass. First produced in 1766, The Clandestine Marriage was revived to great acclaim in 1995 in a London production starring Nigel Hawthorne.
Full-length plays of the late eighteenth century were usually performed together with short plays (or ‘afterpieces’) to form a full evening of entertainment. In accordance with that tradition this edition is completed by two of the most interesting examples of the genre: Charles Burney’s The Cunning-Man (which in fact was several times performed alongside The Clandestine Marriage during the 1766-67 season) and The Rehearsal; or Bayes in Petticoats by Catherine Clive (who played Mrs. Heidelberg in the original production of The Clandestine Marriage).
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Noel Chevalier who holds a doctorate from Queen’s University, now teaches English at Luther College, University of Regina. He is a specialist in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century drama and fiction.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 4,50
In U.S.A.
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo WM-AYKX-9DLF
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 272 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo __155111027X
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Book is in NEW condition. Codice articolo 155111027X-2-1
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Codice articolo Abebooks576349
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.65. Codice articolo Q-155111027X
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.65. Codice articolo Q-155111027x
Descrizione libro PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo CA-9781551110271
Descrizione libro Condizione: Brand New. Codice articolo 82532