WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10 cover

Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10

Chapter 95: THE Wild-Goose Chase; A COMEDY.
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

About This Book

This collection presents several dramatic works by the collaborative playwrights, pairing stark tragedies with lively comedies. The darker pieces dramatize power, moral corruption, and violent retribution while testing ideals of virtue and honor. The comic plays rely on misadventure, disguise, and witty exchange to generate romantic confusion and social satire. Textual collation and editorial notes accompany the plays, clarifying variant readings and guiding readers through the works' shifts of tone, structure, and theatrical effect.


THE
Wild-Goose Chase;
A
COMEDY.

Persons Represented in the Play.
De-Gard, A Noble stay'd' Gentleman that being newly lighted from his Travels, assists his Sister Oriana in her chase of Mirabel the Wild-Goose.
La-Castre, the Indulgent Father to Mirabell.
Mirabell, the Wild-Goose, a Travell'd Monsieur, and great defyer of all Ladies in the way of Marriage, otherwise their much loose servant, at last caught by the despis'd Oriana.
Pinac, his fellow Traveller, of a lively spirit, and Servant to the no less sprightly Lillia-Bianca.
Belleur, Companion to both, of a stout blunt humour, in love with Rosalura.
Nantolet, Father to Rosalura and Lillia-Bianca.
Lugier, the rough and confident Tutor to the Ladies, and chief Engine to entrap the Wild-Goose.
Oriana, the fair betroth'd of Mirabell, and witty follower of the Chase.
Rosalura, the Airie Daughters of Nantolet.
Lillia-Bianca,
Petella, their Waiting-woman.
Mariana, an English Courtezan.
A young Factor.
Page.
Servants.
Singing-Boy.
Two Merchants.
Priest.
Four Women.

The Scene Paris.

The Actors were,

  • Robert Benfield.
  • John Lowin.
  • William Trigg.
  • Richard Robinson.
  • William Penn.
  • Sander Gough.
  • Joseph Taylor.
  • Hilliard Swanston.
  • Mr. Shank.
  • Thomas Pollard.
  • Stephen Hammerton.
  • John Hony-man.