A DAY WELL SPENT
[SCENE I.—A Room in COTTON’S house.]
[SCENE III.—Room at MRS. STITCHLEY’S.]
[SCENE VI.—Room at MRS. CHARGELY’S.]
[SCENE VII.—MRS. CHARGELY’S Garden.]
[SCENE VIII.—Outside of Shop.]
A
DAY WELL SPENT:
A Farce,
IN ONE ACT.
BY
JOHN OXENFORD,
MEMBER OF THE “DRAMATIC AUTHOR’S SOCIETY;”
AUTHOR OF
“MY FELLOW CLERK,” “I AND MY DOUBLE,” “THE DICE OF DEATH,” “TWICE KILLED,” ETC.
FIRST PERFORMED AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE,
APRIL 4th, 1835.
LONDON:
JOHN MILLER, HENRIETTA STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
1836.
LONDON:
T. C. SAVILL, PRINTER, ST. MARTIN’S LANE,
CHARING CROSS.
TO
B. WRENCH, ESQ.
MY DEAR SIR,
It is with the greatest pleasure, I dedicate to you a Farce, the success of which is so much to be attributed to your exertions. Accept my most hearty thanks for your inimitable performance of the principal character in this piece, as well as for the kind attention you have paid to my previous productions, and the pains you have taken to render them acceptable to the public.
I remain, dear Sir,
Yours very truly,
JOHN OXENFORD.
16, John Street, Bedford Row.
[DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.]
| Mr. Cotton (an eminent hosier, and old gentleman) | MR. BENNETT. |
| Bolt (his foreman, quite a gentleman) | MR. WRENCH. |
| Mizzle (his apprentice, wishing to be a gentleman) | MR. OXBERRY. |
| Mr. Cutaway (an adventurous gentleman) | MR. HEMMING. |
| Sam Newgate (no gentleman) | MR. ROMER. |
| Peter Prig (an ex-foreman, likewise no gentleman) | MR. SANDERS. |
| Coachman | MR. IRELAND. |
| Waiter | MR. LEWIS. |
| Miss Harriet Cotton (an adventurous lady) | MISS SHAW. |
| Mrs. Stitchley (an old lady) | MRS. EMDEN. |
| Miss Brown (her bosom friend—a middle-aged lady) | MRS. F. MATTHEWS. |
| Mrs. Chargely (a beneficent lady) | MISS ROBINSON. |
| Bridget (a lady’s lady) | MISS JACKSON. |