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A Duel in the Dark: An Original Farce, in One Act

Chapter 1: CHARACTERS.
By J. Stirling Coyne
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A one-act farce set in a hotel follows a husband who believes he is traveling with a veiled foreign countess while his wife, disguised with the help of her maid, orchestrates a scheme to test his fidelity. The plot unfolds through misread gestures, rapid entrances and exits, and escalating comic deceptions that play on social pretension and marital jealousy. Witty exchanges and physical business drive the action toward a chaotic confrontation in which hidden identities are revealed and romantic folly is satirized.

A DUEL
IN THE DARK.

An original Farce,

IN ONE ACT.

BY J. STIRLING COYNE,

AUTHOR OF

“My Wife’s Daughter,” “Binks the Bagman,” “Separate Maintenance,” “How to settle Accounts with your Laundress,” “Did you ever send your Wife to Camberwell,”
&c. &c. &c.

THOMAS HAILES LACY,

WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND,

LONDON.

First Performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket,
On Saturday, January 31st, 1852.

CHARACTERS.

MR. GREGORY GREENFINCH   Mr. BUCKSTONE.
MRS. GREENFINCH }  
COUNTESS DE RAMBUTEAU Mrs. FITZWILLIAM.
CHARLEY BATES
BETSY   Mrs. CAULFIELD.
WAITER   Mr. EDWARDS.

COSTUMES.

Mr. GREENFINCH.—Green coat, light blue trowsers, and French travelling cap.

Mrs. GREENFINCH.—Fawn polka jacket, waistcoat and skirt.

COUNTESS DE RAMBUTEAU.—Loose travelling pelisse, bonnet and green veil.

CHARLEY BATES.—Blue frock coat and white trowsers.

BETSY.—Travelling dress and servant’s dress.

WAITER.—Gendarme suit.

SCENE lies at a Hotel at Dieppe.

Time in Representation, 50 minutes.