AN ENTIRELY ORIGINAL FARCICAL COMEDY,
IN THREE ACTS.
First produced at St. James’s Theatre, under the management of Miss Litton, on Saturday, 24th April, 1875.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
| Colonel O’Fipp, an Irish Adventurer | Mr. C. Cooper. | ||||
| Tom Cobb | } | Young Surgeons | { | Mr. Royce. | |
| Whipple | } | { | Mr. Bruce. | ||
| Matilda O’Fipp, the Colonel’s Daughter | Miss E. Challis. | ||||
| Mr. Effingham | } | Members of a romantic family | { | Mr. De Vere. | |
| Mrs. Effingham | } | { | Mrs. Chippendale. | ||
| Bulstrode Effingham | } | { | Mr. Hill. | ||
| Caroline Effingham | } | { | Miss Litton. | ||
| Biddy | Miss Doyne. | ||||
| Footman | Mr. Russell. | ||||
TOM COBB;
OR,
FORTUNE’S TOY.
ACT I.
Scene.—A shabby but pretentious sitting-room in Colonel O’Fipp’s house. Breakfast laid. Enter Tom Cobb, with open letter in his hand.