Characters in the Play.
Nancy Primrose. Richard Grenfield. Vera Vavasour.
Richard Grenfield, leaving his native village to seek his fortune in London, bids adieu to Nancy Primrose, his rustic sweetheart. He swears to be true to her.
Arrived in London, Richard speedily plunges into the gay life of the great Metropolis. He makes the acquaintance of Vera Vavasour, the famous actress and leader of the Smart Set. He entertains her to tea at the Fitz Hotel.
In the meantime, all Nancy's relations having died, she is thrown upon her own resources, and obtains a situation as kitchenmaid at the Fitz. From a place of concealment she watches, with dismay, the false behaviour of her former lover.
Richard, whose previous incursions into society had not led him higher than A.B.C. shops, is unable to meet the bill. Vera reveals herself in her true colours and refuses to offer monetary assistance. The irate manager threatens to call in the police. Nancy to the rescue!