"OVER THE RIPENING PEACH
BUZZES THE BEE.
SPLASH ON THE BILLOWY BEACH
TUMBLES THE SEA"
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RUDDIGORE
OR
THE WITCH'S CURSE
BY
W. S. GILBERT
WITH COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY
W. RUSSELL FLINT
LONDON
G. BELL AND SONS, LTD.
1912
CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
Splash on the billowy beach
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"Alas, Dick, I love Rose Maybud, and Love in vain!"
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Enter Rose — He is much struck by her
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"Poor children, how they loathe me"
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"Deny the falsehood, Robin, as you should, It is a plot!"
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Enter Robin and Adam melodramatically
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Ghosts make Passes Robin begins to writhe in Agony
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"What is the matter? Have you carried her off?"
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First Produced at the Savoy Theatre, London, by Mr. R. D'Oyly Carte, on Saturday, 22nd January, 1887.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
MORTALS:
| Robin Oakapple (A Young Farmer) |
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Mr. George Grossmith |
| Richard Dauntless (His Foster-Brother—A Man-o'-war's man) |
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Mr. Durward Lely |
| Sir Despard Murgatroyd (Of Ruddigore—A Wicked Baronet) |
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Mr. Rutland Barrington |
| Old Adam Goodheart (Robin's Faithful Servant) |
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Mr. Rudolph Lewis |
| Rose Maybud (A Village Maiden) |
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Miss Leonara Braham |
| Mad Margaret |
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Miss Jessie Bond |
| Dame Hannah (Rose's Aunt) |
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Miss Rosina Brandram |
| Zorah |
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(Professional Bridesmaids) |
| Ruth |
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Miss Josephine Findlay |
| Miss Lindsay |
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| Sir Rupert Murgatroyd (The First Baronet) |
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Mr. Price |
| Sir Jasper Murgatroyd (The Third Baronet) |
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Mr. Charles |
| Sir Lionel Murgatroyd (The Sixth Baronet) |
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Mr. Trevor |
| Sir Conrad Murgatroyd (The Twelfth Baronet) |
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Mr. Burbank |
| Sir Desmond Murgatroyd (The Sixteenth Baronet) |
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Mr. Tuber |
| Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd (The Eighteenth Baronet) |
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Mr. Wilbraham |
| Sir Mervyn Murgatroyd (The Twentieth Baronet) |
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Mr. Cox |
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| Sir Roderic Murgatroyd (The Twenty-first Baronet) |
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Mr. Richard Temple |
Chorus of Officers, Ancestors and Professional Bridesmaids
| ACT I |
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The Fishing Village of Rederring, in Cornwall |
| ACT II |
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Picture Gallery in Ruddigore Castle |
Time.—Early in the XIXth Century
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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |