ORIGINAL PLAYS

BY

W. S. GILBERT

SECOND SERIES

CONTAINING

BROKEN HEARTS, ENGAGED, SWEETHEARTS,
DAN’L DRUCE, GRETCHEN, TOM COBB,
THE SORCERER, H.M.S. PINAFORE,
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
1899

CONTENTS.

PAGE
[Contents.]
[Broken Hearts.][1]
[Act I.][3]
[Act II.][17]
[Act III.][29]
[Engaged.][39]
[Act I.][41]
[Act II.][57]
[Act III.][73]
[Sweethearts.][87]
[Act I.][89]
[Act II.][100]
[Dan’l Druce, Blacksmith.][109]
[Act I.][111]
[Act II.][123]
[Act III.][140]
[Gretchen.][151]
[Act I.][153]
[Act II.][165]
[Act III.][182]
[Act IV.][194]
[Tom Cobb; or, Fortune’s Toy.][203]
[Act I.][205]
[Act II.][217]
[Act III.][228]
[The Sorcerer.][239]
[Act I.][241]
[Act II.][259]
[H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass that loved a Sailor.][271]
[Act I.][273]
[Act II.][288]
[The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty.][303]
[Act I.][305]
[Act II.][322]
[Chatto & Windus Catalogue][1]
[Transcriber’s Note]

BROKEN HEARTS.

AN ENTIRELY ORIGINAL FAIRY PLAY,
IN THREE ACTS.

First produced at the Royal Court Theatre, under the management of Mr. Hare, Thursday, 9th December, 1875.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

Prince FlorianMr. W. H. Kendal.
Mousta (a deformed Dwarf)Mr. Anson.
The Lady HildaMiss M. Robertson.
(Mrs. Kendal.)
The Lady Vavir (her Sister)Miss Hollingshead.
The Lady MelusineMiss Plowden.
The Lady AmanthisMiss Rorke.

SCENE: THE ISLAND OF BROKEN HEARTS.

The action of the piece takes place within twenty four hours.

Costumes—1300-1350.