THE GAY LORD QUEX
A COMEDY
In Four Acts
By ARTHUR W. PINERO
[Transcriber's Notes:
The following changes were made to the e-book edition of this book:
potégée changed to protégée,
and punctuation normalized]
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| THE PROFLIGATE |
| THE CABINET MINISTER |
| THE HOBBY-HORSE |
| LADY BOUNTIFUL |
| THE MAGISTRATE |
| DANDY DICK |
| SWEET LAVENDER |
| THE SCHOOLMISTRESS |
| THE WEAKER SEX |
| THE AMAZONS |
| THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY |
| THE NOTORIOUS MRS. EBBSMITH |
| THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT |
| THE PRINCESS AND THE BUTTERFLY |
| TRELAWNY OF THE "WELLS" |
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LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
THE GAY
LORD QUEX
A COMEDY
In Four Acts
By ARTHUR W. PINERO
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
MCM
Copyright, 1900
All rights reserved
Entered at Stationers' Hall
Entered at the Library of Con-
gress, Washington, U.S.A.
THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
| The Marquess of Quex | ||
| Sir Chichester Frayne (Governor of Uumbos, West Coast of Africa) | ||
| Captain Bastling | ||
| "Valma", otherwise Frank Pollitt (a Professional Palmist) | ||
| The Duchess Of Strood | ||
| Julia, Countess of Owbridge | ||
| Mrs. Jack Eden | ||
| Muriel Eden (her sister-in-law) | ||
| Sophy Fullgarney (a Manicurist) | ||
| Miss Moon | } | |
| Miss Huddle | } | (her Assistants) |
| Miss Claridge | } | |
| Miss Limbird | } | |
| A Young Lady and other Patrons of Miss Fullgarney | ||
| Servants at Fauncey Court |
This Play was first acted at
the Globe Theatre, London, on
Saturday, April 8, 1899
ESTABLISHMENT OF SOPHY FULLGARNEY, MANICURIST
AND DISPENSER OF ARTICLES FOR THE TOILET,
185 NEW BOND STREET
(AFTERNOON)
THE SECOND ACT
AT LADY OWBRIDGE'S. THE "ITALIAN GARDEN,"
FAUNCEY COURT, RICHMOND
(EVENING)
THE THIRD ACT
A BOUDOIR AND BEDROOM AT FAUNCEY COURT
(NIGHT)
THE FOURTH ACT
IN BOND STREET AGAIN
(THE FOLLOWING DAY)
The action of the Play is comprised within the space of twenty-four hours