The double gallant; or, the sick lady's cure! A comedy, in five acts / The only edition correctly marked, by permission, from the prompter's book; to which is added a description of the costume, cast of the characters, the whole of the stage business situations, entrances, exits, properties and directions as performed at the London theatres.

  • Colley Cibber
Date:
[1839]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The double gallant; or, the sick lady's cure! A comedy, in five acts / The only edition correctly marked, by permission, from the prompter's book; to which is added a description of the costume, cast of the characters, the whole of the stage business situations, entrances, exits, properties and directions as performed at the London theatres. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    sincere, she would give mo a proof in a few days wha* hazards she would run to requite my services ; so, after hav¬ ing to-ld her where she might hear of me, I saw her into a chair, pressed her by the cold rosy fingers, kissed ’em warm, and parted.. Cler. What! then you are quite off of the lady, I sup¬ pose, that you made an acquaintance with in the Park last week ? At. No, no—not so neither. One’s my Juno, all pride and beauty ; but this my Venus—all life, love, and softness. Now, what 1 beg of thee, dear Clerimont, is this : Mrs. Juno, as l told you, having done me the honour of a civil visit or two at my own lodgings, I must needs borrow thine to entertain Mrs. Venus in ; for if the rival goddesses should meet and clash, you know there would be the devil to do between ’em. Cler. Well, sir, my lodgings are at your service—but you must be very private and sober, 1 can tell you, for my landlady’s very particular : if she suspects your design you’re blown up, depend upon’t. At. Don’t fear, I’ll be as careful as a guilty conscience : but 1 want immediate possession, for I expect to hear from her every moment; and have already directed her to send thither. Pr’ythee come with me. Cler. ’Faith, you must excuse me—1 expect some ladies in the Park that 1 would not miss of for an empire,—but yonder is my servant—he shall conduct you. At. Very good—that will do as well, then. Pll send my man along with him, to expect her commands, and call me if she sends ; and in the mean time I’ll e’en go home to rny own lodgings ; for to tell you the truth, I expect a small message there from my goddess imperial—and am not so much in love with my new bird in the bush, as to let t'other fly out of my hand for her. Cler. And pray, sir, what name does your goddess impe¬ rial (as you call her), know you by ? At. Oh, sir, with her I pass for a man of arms, and am called Colonel Standfast. With my new face. John Free¬ man, of Flatland Hall, Esq. But time flies : l must leave you. Cler. Well, dear Atall, I’m yours. Good luck to you ! [Atall crosses, and exits l. h ] What a happy fellow is this that owes his success with the women purely to his incon¬ stancy ? Here comes another too,almost as happy as he, a fellow that’s wise enough to be but'half .in love, and makes his whole life a studied idleness.
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