In this romantic comedy from 1837, three sets of mismatched lovers bicker, woo, spar, and scheme on their way to matrimonial bliss. James Sheridan Knowles, a cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, seems to take a great deal of inspiration from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The humor of the piece derives from witty banter and miscommunication as the couples engage in their “steeple-chase of love.” Who will end up at the altar with who? - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor
Cast List
Sir William Fondlove Algy Pug [https://librivox.org/reader/4705]
Waller Alan Mapstone
Wildrake Andrew Latheron [https://librivox.org/reader/15178]
Trueworth Adrian Stephens [https://librivox.org/reader/13577]
Neville Tomas Peter [https://librivox.org/reader/10789]
Humphreys ToddHW [https://librivox.org/reader/6754]
Lash Tomas Peter [https://librivox.org/reader/10789]
Chargewell Wayne Cooke [https://librivox.org/reader/12980]
GeorgeAndrew Gaunce [https://librivox.org/reader/14540]
Widow Green Wendy Katz Hiller [https://librivox.org/reader/15373]
ConstanceKelly S. Taylor [https://librivox.org/reader/13852]
Lydia Matea Bracic [https://librivox.org/reader/13717]
Alice Dawn Sutton [https://librivox.org/reader/16957]
Phœbe Bethany Baldwin [https://librivox.org/reader/3776]
Amelia Joanna Michal Hoyt [https://librivox.org/reader/15580]
First lawyer ToddHW [https://librivox.org/reader/6754]
First Lady Lynette Caulkins [https://librivox.org/reader/13661]
Servant Wayne Cooke [https://librivox.org/reader/12980]
Stage Directions James R. Hedrick [https://librivox.org/reader/16205]