MARRIED LIFEAdvertisementDedicationDRAMATIS PERSONÆ.ACT I.SCENE I.An apartment at the house ofMR. LYNXACT II.SCENE I.An Apartment in the house ofMR. CODDLESCENE II.—A room atLYNX’SSCENE III.—A Drawing RoomACT III.SCENE I.—A meanly furnished roomSCENE II.—A Room at a Boarding HouseSCENE III.—A Gallery in the Boarding HouseTranscriber’s NoteFrontispiece: Coddle falls on his knees and swearsMARRIED LIFE;A COMEDY,IN THREE ACTS.BYJOHN BALDWIN BUCKSTONE.PERFORMED ATTHE THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.LONDON:WILLIAM STRANGE, PATERNOSTER ROW.1834.G. COWIE, PRINTER13,NEWCASTLE STREET, STRAND.ADVERTISEMENT.The Comedy of “MARRIEDLIFE” isentirelyoriginal—if the being unassisted by either anecdote, tale, ballad, biography, or any other resource constitutesentire originality.—Yet, as some of the couples, especially MR. and MRS. CODDLE, and MR. and MRS. DOVE, have been “sketched from the life,” the important question of originality is still open to much disquisition.TO WILLIAM FARREN, ESQ.MYDEARSIR,Allow me to dedicate this Comedy to you, as some little token of my very great admiration of your talents. It is a very common cant to allow of no existing excellence, and refer only to the past for instances of genius! In Dramatic matters, this cant has been particularly cherished; but, with reference to yourself, it may be presumed that were a playgoer of Cibber’s time now in existence, he would be puzzled, with all his fond recollections, to name few, if any, by-goneartisteswho could have borne away one feather from your well-filled cap of fame. And truly the actor of the UNCLESFOOZLEand JOHN—of the Lawyers GROTIUSand FLAM—of the wily STEWARD—of the cold and crafty Diplomatist, COUNTBERTRAND—of the physically cold SAMUELCODDLE—the excellent and kind-hearted MICHELPERRIN—of the warlike CHARLES THETWELFTH—of SIRPETERand OGLEBY—and fifty other triumphant assumptions, must possess a feathered coronet of no ordinary dimensions. With a hundred thanks for your great attention to every humble effort of mine, in which you have been concerned, and for the anxiety that you have always shewn for my success, permit me to wish you many years of health and strength, that the stage may long be enabled to name you with pride and pleasure as one of its greatest ornaments.Yours very truly,JOHNBALDWINBUCKSTONE.August25, 1834.DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.Mr.Samuel CoddleMr. W. FARREN.Mrs.Samuel CoddleMrs. GLOVER.Mr.Lionel LynxMr. VINING.Mrs.Lionel LynxMrs. FAUCIT.Mr.Henry DoveMr. BUCKSTONE.Mrs.Henry DoveMrs. W. CLIFFORD.Mr.Frederick YounghusbandMr. BRINDAL.Mrs.Frederick YounghusbandMrs. HUMBY.Mr.George DismalMr. STRICKLAND.Mrs.George DismalMrs. TAYLEURE.This comedy was first produced on the20th of August, 1834.
MARRIED LIFEAdvertisementDedicationDRAMATIS PERSONÆ.ACT I.SCENE I.An apartment at the house ofMR. LYNXACT II.SCENE I.An Apartment in the house ofMR. CODDLESCENE II.—A room atLYNX’SSCENE III.—A Drawing RoomACT III.SCENE I.—A meanly furnished roomSCENE II.—A Room at a Boarding HouseSCENE III.—A Gallery in the Boarding HouseTranscriber’s Note
MARRIED LIFEAdvertisementDedicationDRAMATIS PERSONÆ.ACT I.SCENE I.An apartment at the house ofMR. LYNXACT II.SCENE I.An Apartment in the house ofMR. CODDLESCENE II.—A room atLYNX’SSCENE III.—A Drawing RoomACT III.SCENE I.—A meanly furnished roomSCENE II.—A Room at a Boarding HouseSCENE III.—A Gallery in the Boarding HouseTranscriber’s Note
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Dedication
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
ACT I.
SCENE I.An apartment at the house ofMR. LYNX
ACT II.
SCENE I.An Apartment in the house ofMR. CODDLE
SCENE II.—A room atLYNX’S
SCENE III.—A Drawing Room
ACT III.
SCENE I.—A meanly furnished room
SCENE II.—A Room at a Boarding House
SCENE III.—A Gallery in the Boarding House
Transcriber’s Note
Frontispiece: Coddle falls on his knees and swears
Frontispiece: Coddle falls on his knees and swears
MARRIED LIFE;A COMEDY,IN THREE ACTS.BYJOHN BALDWIN BUCKSTONE.PERFORMED ATTHE THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.LONDON:WILLIAM STRANGE, PATERNOSTER ROW.1834.G. COWIE, PRINTER13,NEWCASTLE STREET, STRAND.ADVERTISEMENT.The Comedy of “MARRIEDLIFE” isentirelyoriginal—if the being unassisted by either anecdote, tale, ballad, biography, or any other resource constitutesentire originality.—Yet, as some of the couples, especially MR. and MRS. CODDLE, and MR. and MRS. DOVE, have been “sketched from the life,” the important question of originality is still open to much disquisition.TO WILLIAM FARREN, ESQ.MYDEARSIR,Allow me to dedicate this Comedy to you, as some little token of my very great admiration of your talents. It is a very common cant to allow of no existing excellence, and refer only to the past for instances of genius! In Dramatic matters, this cant has been particularly cherished; but, with reference to yourself, it may be presumed that were a playgoer of Cibber’s time now in existence, he would be puzzled, with all his fond recollections, to name few, if any, by-goneartisteswho could have borne away one feather from your well-filled cap of fame. And truly the actor of the UNCLESFOOZLEand JOHN—of the Lawyers GROTIUSand FLAM—of the wily STEWARD—of the cold and crafty Diplomatist, COUNTBERTRAND—of the physically cold SAMUELCODDLE—the excellent and kind-hearted MICHELPERRIN—of the warlike CHARLES THETWELFTH—of SIRPETERand OGLEBY—and fifty other triumphant assumptions, must possess a feathered coronet of no ordinary dimensions. With a hundred thanks for your great attention to every humble effort of mine, in which you have been concerned, and for the anxiety that you have always shewn for my success, permit me to wish you many years of health and strength, that the stage may long be enabled to name you with pride and pleasure as one of its greatest ornaments.Yours very truly,JOHNBALDWINBUCKSTONE.August25, 1834.DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.Mr.Samuel CoddleMr. W. FARREN.Mrs.Samuel CoddleMrs. GLOVER.Mr.Lionel LynxMr. VINING.Mrs.Lionel LynxMrs. FAUCIT.Mr.Henry DoveMr. BUCKSTONE.Mrs.Henry DoveMrs. W. CLIFFORD.Mr.Frederick YounghusbandMr. BRINDAL.Mrs.Frederick YounghusbandMrs. HUMBY.Mr.George DismalMr. STRICKLAND.Mrs.George DismalMrs. TAYLEURE.This comedy was first produced on the20th of August, 1834.
MARRIED LIFE;
A COMEDY,IN THREE ACTS.
BYJOHN BALDWIN BUCKSTONE.
PERFORMED ATTHE THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
LONDON:
WILLIAM STRANGE, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1834.
G. COWIE, PRINTER13,NEWCASTLE STREET, STRAND.
The Comedy of “MARRIEDLIFE” isentirelyoriginal—if the being unassisted by either anecdote, tale, ballad, biography, or any other resource constitutesentire originality.—Yet, as some of the couples, especially MR. and MRS. CODDLE, and MR. and MRS. DOVE, have been “sketched from the life,” the important question of originality is still open to much disquisition.
MYDEARSIR,Allow me to dedicate this Comedy to you, as some little token of my very great admiration of your talents. It is a very common cant to allow of no existing excellence, and refer only to the past for instances of genius! In Dramatic matters, this cant has been particularly cherished; but, with reference to yourself, it may be presumed that were a playgoer of Cibber’s time now in existence, he would be puzzled, with all his fond recollections, to name few, if any, by-goneartisteswho could have borne away one feather from your well-filled cap of fame. And truly the actor of the UNCLESFOOZLEand JOHN—of the Lawyers GROTIUSand FLAM—of the wily STEWARD—of the cold and crafty Diplomatist, COUNTBERTRAND—of the physically cold SAMUELCODDLE—the excellent and kind-hearted MICHELPERRIN—of the warlike CHARLES THETWELFTH—of SIRPETERand OGLEBY—and fifty other triumphant assumptions, must possess a feathered coronet of no ordinary dimensions. With a hundred thanks for your great attention to every humble effort of mine, in which you have been concerned, and for the anxiety that you have always shewn for my success, permit me to wish you many years of health and strength, that the stage may long be enabled to name you with pride and pleasure as one of its greatest ornaments.
Yours very truly,
JOHNBALDWINBUCKSTONE.
August25, 1834.
Mr.Samuel CoddleMr. W. FARREN.Mrs.Samuel CoddleMrs. GLOVER.Mr.Lionel LynxMr. VINING.Mrs.Lionel LynxMrs. FAUCIT.Mr.Henry DoveMr. BUCKSTONE.Mrs.Henry DoveMrs. W. CLIFFORD.Mr.Frederick YounghusbandMr. BRINDAL.Mrs.Frederick YounghusbandMrs. HUMBY.Mr.George DismalMr. STRICKLAND.Mrs.George DismalMrs. TAYLEURE.
This comedy was first produced on the20th of August, 1834.