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Peg o' my heart

J. Hartley Manners · 1918 · Scanned text · Free in the US

31,226 words · about 2 h 11 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
J. Hartley Manners
Language
English
Published
1918
Length
31,226 words · about 2 h 11 min
Sections
12 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States · PD-US by publication date

 

Contents (12)

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Front matter

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** iAMUEL FRENCH, 28-30 West 38th St., New Yo

BY

Act III. Peg O' My Heart

The entire action of the comedy passes in the living-room of Regal Villa, Mrs. Chichester's house in Scarborough, England, in early summer.

One month elapses between Acts I and II, and a single night passes between Acts II and III.

NOTE: The curtain will descend in Act II to denote the passing of a few hours.

The following Is a copv of the programme of the first performance of "PEG O5 MY HEART" at the Comedy Theatre, London.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1914.

LAURETTE TAYLOR

IN A COMEDY OF YOUTH IN THREE ACTS ENTITLED

By J. Hartley Manners

(Produced under the personal direction of the author)

" Oh, there's nothing half so sweet in life As Love's young dream ".

" Jerry " Mr. A. E. Matthews

Alaric Chichester Mr. Percy Ames

Montgomery Hawkes Mr. J. H. Barnes

Christian Brent Mr. Eille Norwood

Jarvis Mr. Albert Sims

Mrs. Chichester Miss Helen Ferrers

Ethel Chichester. . .Miss Violet Kemble Cooper

Bennett Miss Bettina Forest

" Peg " Miss Laurette Taylor

THE SCENES OF THE COMEDY

Act III. Peg O' My Heart

The entire action of the comedy passes at Regal Villa, Mrs. Chichester's house in Scarborough in early summer.

One month elapses between Acts I and II.

A single night passes between Acts II and III.

NOTE: The curtain will be lowered in Act II for one minutes to denote the lapse of a few hours.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE,

St. James's Palace, S. W.

Sir:

In reply to your letter of the 19th, instant. I am desired by the Lord Chamberlain to inform you that the play " Peg O' My Heart " was licensed to the Manager of the St. James's Theatre on June 5th, 1912.

Yours faithfully, H. TRENDELL,

For Assistant Comptroller.

J. HARTLEY MANNERS, ESQ. 11

THE CHARACTERS IN THE COMEDY

Mrs. Chichester

Alaric Her son

Ethel Her daughter

Montgomery Hawkes Solicitor

Christian Brent Footman (Jarvis) Maid (Bennett) " Jerry "

and " Peg "

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