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THE BENEFIT
OF THE DOUBT
THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO
WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTES
By MALCOLM C. SALAMAN
Paper cover, 1s. 6d.; cloth, 2s. 6d. each
In 16mo
| Vol. | I. | THE TIMES |
| ” | II. | THE PROFLIGATE |
| ” | III. | THE CABINET MINISTER |
| ” | IV. | THE HOBBY-HORSE |
| ” | V. | LADY BOUNTIFUL |
| ” | VI. | THE MAGISTRATE |
| ” | VII. | DANDY DICK |
| ” | VIII. | SWEET LAVENDER |
| ” | IX. | THE SCHOOLMISTRESS |
| ” | X. | THE WEAKER SEX |
| ” | XI. | THE AMAZONS |
| Also | ||
| In small 4to. | ||
| ” | XII. | THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY |
| ” | XIII. | THE NOTORIOUS MRS. EBBSMITH |
| ” | XIV. | THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT |
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
MDCCCXCVI
THE BENEFIT
OF THE DOUBT
A COMEDY
In Three Acts
By ARTHUR W. PINERO
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
MDCCCXCVI
Copyright 1895 All rights reserved Entered at Stationers’ Hall Entered at the Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A.
This Play was produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, on Wednesday, October 16th, 1895
THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
- Mrs. Emptage (a widow)
- Claude Emptage (her son)
- Justina Emptage
Theophila Fraser} (her daughters) - Sir Fletcher Portwood, M.P. (her brother)
- Mrs. Cloys (her sister)
- Rt. Rev. Anthony Cloys, D.D., Bishop of St. Olpherts
- Alexander Fraser—“Fraser of Locheen”
- John Allingham
- Olive Allingham
- Denzil Shafto
Peter Elphick} (Allingham’s Friends) - Mrs. Quinton Twelves
- Horton (a servant at Mrs. Emptage’s)
- Quaife (a servant at Mr. Allingham’s)
The scenes are placed at Mrs. Emptage’s house, in the neighbourhood of Regent’s Park, and at “The Lichens,” Mr. Allingham’s cottage at Epsom.
The events of the First and Second Acts occur on the same day,[day,] those of the Third Act about fifteen hours afterwards.