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Pinero: Three Plays

The Magistrate; The Second Mrs Tanqueray; Trelawny of the 'Wells'

By: Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

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Pinero: Three Plays

The Magistrate; The Second Mrs Tanqueray; Trelawny of the 'Wells'

By: Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

Born within a year of both Shaw and Wilde, Pinero was one of the most popular - and prolific - playwrights of his age. This volume contains his three best - and still most often performed - plays, each written in a different mode: The Magistrate (1885), a splendid farce; The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893), a social problem play; and Trelawny of the 'Wells' (1898), an affectionate comedy on the inevitability of change.

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A&C Black

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1408149206

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9781408149201

Plays by A. W. Pinero

The Schoolmistress, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, Trelawny of the 'Wells', The Thunderbolt

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

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Plays by A. W. Pinero

The Schoolmistress, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, Trelawny of the 'Wells', The Thunderbolt

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

This volume contains four plays by the leading late Victorian and Edwardian playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934). It provides a representative sample of the work of a writer who far outshone his rivals (including both Wilde and Shaw) in his own day, and inspired such successors as Somerset Maugham and Terence Rattigan in the genre of the 'wellmade play', and Ben Travers in the writing of farce. The plays are The Schoolmistress (1866), one of the famous Court farces; The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893), the best known of all the plays about 'a woman with a past'; Trelawny of the 'Wells' (1898), a much-loved backstage romance; and The Thunderbolt (1908), a pioneering social drama. Two of the plays (The Schoolmistress and The Thunderbolt), are not available in print elsewhere. This scholarly edition includes an introduction, a biographical account, a full list of Pinero's plays in performance and publication, and several important appendixes, including an alternative ending to The Schoolmistress and significant variants in the text of The Second Mrs Tanqueray.

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CUP Archive

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0521284406

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9780521284400

The Magistrate

An Original Farce in Three Acts

By: Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

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The Magistrate

An Original Farce in Three Acts

By: Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

The Magistrate is a farce by the English playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. The plot concerns a respectable magistrate who finds himself caught up in a series of scandalous events that almost cause his disgrace. The first production opened at the Court Theatre in London on 21 March 1885.

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Samuel French Limited

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0573012644

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9780573012648

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

By: Arthur W. Pinero

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The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

By: Arthur W. Pinero

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a gripping drama that delves into the complexities of love, morality, and societal expectations in Victorian England. The play centers around the character of Paula Tanqueray, a woman with a troubled past who marries for the second time and must grapple with the consequences of her previous actions. As Paula navigates the challenges of her new marriage and attempts to integrate into high society, she faces judgment and scrutiny from those around her. Despite her efforts to leave her past behind, Paula finds herself haunted by the shadows of her former life, leading to tensions and conflicts with her husband, his family, and society at large. Pinero's masterful storytelling and rich character development draw audiences into Paula's world, inviting them to empathize with her struggles and dilemmas. Through Paula's experiences, the play explores themes of forgiveness, redemption, and the enduring impact of one's past choices.

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ISBN 13

9791041995998

The Gay Lord Quex

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

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The Gay Lord Quex

By: Arthur Wing Pinero

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934) was an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director. In 1874 he joined R. H. Wyndham's company at the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh. After also acting in Liverpool, he joined Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre company in London in 1876, where he acted in supporting roles for five years, and later played under the Bancrofts' management at the Haymarket Theatre. He received good notice in Sheridan's The Rivals, in 1884, which he had revised himself. He began writing plays in the late 1870s while at the Lyceum, including Daisy's Escape in 1879 and Bygones in 1880. He became a prolific and successful playwright, authoring fifty-nine plays. His 1923 romance The Enchanted Cottage was successfully filmed in 1924 and 1945. He was knighted in 1909. His works include: Two Hundred a Year (1877), The Squire (1881), The Money Spinner (1881), The Magistrate (1885), The Schoolmistress (1886), Dandy Dick (1887), Sweet Lavender (1888), The Profligate (1889), Lady Bountiful (1891), The Cabinet Minister (1892), The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1893) and The Weaker Sex (1894).

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1409978931

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Pinero: Three Plays

Pinero: Three Plays

Plays by A. W. Pinero

Plays by A. W. Pinero

The Magistrate

The Magistrate

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

The Gay Lord Quex

The Gay Lord Quex

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