RETAINED FOR THEDEFENCEA Farce,IN ONE ACT.BYJOHN OXENFORD, ESQ.,AUTHOR OFTwice Killed, A Day Well Spent, A Family Failing, Dice of Death, Only a Halfpenny, Reigning Favourite, Rape of the Lock, My Fellow Clerk, I and My Double, A Quiet Day, No Followers, What have I done? Porter’s Knot,&c. &c.THOMAS HAILES LACY,89, STRAND,(Opposite Southampton Street, Covent Garden Market),LONDON.RETAINED FOR THE DEFENCE.First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre,on Monday,May23rd, 1859.Characters.MR. MOTTLEY DE WINDSORMR. G. COOKE.MR. WHITEWASHMR. G. VINING.MR. FERGUSONMR. H. COOPER.THWAITESMR. H. WIGAN.PAWKINSMR. F. ROBSON.AGATHA DE WINDSORMISSCOTTRELL.Guests, &c.Time of Representation—45 MINUTES.PERIOD—Present Day.Costumes.DEWINDSOR—Blue coat with metal buttons, white vest, black trousers.WHITEWASH—Modern evening suit.FERGUSON—Ditto.THWAITES—Blue dress coat, white vest, black trousers, Berlin gloves.PAWKINS—Long-tailed dress coat, colored vest, black trousers; hat and umbrella.AGATHA—Rich pink silk ball dress.GUESTS—Evening dresses.
RETAINED FOR THEDEFENCE
A Farce,IN ONE ACT.
BY
JOHN OXENFORD, ESQ.,
AUTHOR OF
Twice Killed, A Day Well Spent, A Family Failing, Dice of Death, Only a Halfpenny, Reigning Favourite, Rape of the Lock, My Fellow Clerk, I and My Double, A Quiet Day, No Followers, What have I done? Porter’s Knot,&c. &c.
THOMAS HAILES LACY,89, STRAND,(Opposite Southampton Street, Covent Garden Market),LONDON.
RETAINED FOR THE DEFENCE.
First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre,on Monday,May23rd, 1859.
Guests, &c.
Time of Representation—45 MINUTES.
PERIOD—Present Day.
DEWINDSOR—Blue coat with metal buttons, white vest, black trousers.
WHITEWASH—Modern evening suit.
FERGUSON—Ditto.
THWAITES—Blue dress coat, white vest, black trousers, Berlin gloves.
PAWKINS—Long-tailed dress coat, colored vest, black trousers; hat and umbrella.
AGATHA—Rich pink silk ball dress.
GUESTS—Evening dresses.