⁂ A French Piece, called “Le Precepteur dans l’embarras,”
furnished the ground-work of the following Farce.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
| Old Eustace | Mr. Blanchard. |
| Charles, (his son) | Mr. Cooper. |
| Ignatius Polyglot | Mr. W. Farren. |
| Robin | Mr. Meadows. |
| Master Frederick | |
| Harriet | Miss A. Jones. |
| Molly Maggs | Miss Jones. |
THE SCAPE-GOAT.
Scene—Polyglot’s study. A door on each side, conducting to other apartments. An opening to the garden, at the back of the stage. Another door leading to the interior of the house. Globes, books, maps, &c. are scattered about.
Robin discovered, turning a globe.
Robin. ’Tis an extraordinary thing, that, do what I will, I can’t make myself sensible. I turn the world topsy-turvy for hours together, as I see my young master, Mr. Charles, do; like Mr. Ignatius Polyglot, his tutor, I sometimes look into a book full of Greek or Latin; but all to no purpose. Ah! Mr. Polyglot must be in the right: he can’t bear the sight of a woman in the house, for fear Mr. Charles should fall in love, and neglect his studies; and, for my part, I’m sure that, if all the Greek I have got in my pocket (shewing a book) were cramm’d into my head, one thought of my sweet little Somersetshire lass, Molly Maggs, would drive it out again.