Love's frailties: a comedy in five acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden. By Thomas Holcroft.

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Love's frailties: a comedy in five acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden. By Thomas Holcroft.

Author

Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809.

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London :: printed for Shepperson and Reynolds,

1794.

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Contents

• title page
• ADVERTISEMENT.
• note
• PROLOGUE.
• EPILOGUE.
• DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
• LOVE'S FRAILTIES: A COMEDY.
  • ACT I.
    • SCENE I. The House of Sir GREGORY OLDWORT.
    • SCENE II. Enter Sir GREGORY OLDWORT.
    • SCENE III. Sir GREGORY, Lady LOUISA.
    • SCENE IV. Enter Footman and Mr. MUSCADEL.
    • SCENE V. Re-enter SEYMOUR.
    • SCENE VI. Sir GREGORY, Lady LOUISA, and Mr. MUSCADEL.
  • ACT II.
    • SCENE I. The Painting Room of Mr. CRAIG.
    • SCENE II. Enter NANNETTE
    • SCENE III. PAULINA, NANNETTE.
    • SCENE IV. The Dressing-room of Lady FANCOURT—
    • SCENE V. Enter Mr. MUSCADEL.
    • SCENE VI. Enter Footman and SEYMOUR.
    • SCENE VII. SEYMOUR, Lady FANCOURT.
  • ACT III.
    • SCENE I. The House of Sir GREGORY OLDWORT.
    • SCENE II. Enter Mrs. WILKINS and JAMES.
    • SCENE III. Enter JAMES with a large hat and roquelaure.
    • SCENE IV. Enter SEYMOUR.
    • SCENE V. Enter Lady LOUISA.
    • SCENE VI. The Painter's.
    • SCENE VII. Enter CRAIG.
    • SCENE VIII. Changes to the House of Sir GRE|GORY OLDWORT.
    • SCENE IX. Enter Sir GREGORY (With Letter)
    • SCENE X. SEYMOUR, Lady LOUISA.
  • ACT IV.
    • SCENE I. The Painter's.
    • SCENE II. Enter PAULINA. Salute.
    • SCENE III. Re-enter Mrs. WILKINS.
    • SCENE IV. Enter NANNETTE.
    • SCENE V. Enter CRAIG.
    • SCENE VI. Enter SEYMOUR, dejectedly.
    • SCENE VII. PAULINA runs to SEYMOUR.
    • SCENE VIII. Re-enter CRAIG with the picture; whose mind is so occupied through the scene by his picture, that he does not attend to the agitation of Paulina and Seymour.
    • SCENE IX. Enter Lady LOUISA COMPTON.
    • SCENE X. Enter NANNETTE: hastily with hat and cloak over her arm.
    • SCENE XI. CRAIG, Lady LOUISA.
    • SCENE XII. Enter NANNETTE: in great distress.
    • SCENE XIII. Changes to the Drawing-room of Lady FANCOURT:
    • SCENE XIV. Enter PAULINA: runs distractedly and throws herself at the feet of Lady FANCOURT.
    • SCENE XV. Enter Lady LOUISA.
    • SCENE XVI. Lady LOUISA, PAULINA.
    • SCENE XVII. Enter CRAIG.
  • ACT V.
    • SCENE I. The Drawing-room of Lady FAN|COURT.
    • SCENE II. The Painting-room.
    • SCENE III. Enter MUSCADEL.
    • SCENE IV. CRAIG and MUSCADEL.
    • SCENE V. Enter PAULINA and NANNETTE.
    • SCENE VI. PAULINA, NANNETTE.
    • SCENE VII. Enter MUSCADEL: peeping.
    • SCENE VIII. Enter Sir GREGORY: with his cloak and hat on, first looking in, then advancing cautiously.
    • SCENE IX. Enter PAULINA.
    • SCENE X. Sir GREGORY, and MUSCADEL.
    • SCENE XI. Enter Mrs. WILKINS: in a fright.
    • SCENE XII. Enter Lady FANCOURT followed by PAULINA.
    • SCENE XIII. Enter Lady LOUISA.
    • SCENE XIV. Sir GREGORY, MUSCADEL, Lady FANCOURT, PAULINA.
    • SCENE XV. Enter SEYMOUR, CRAIG CAMP|BELL, and Lady LOUISA.