The spoil'd child: A farce, in two acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

The two-act domestic farce follows a household unsettled by an overpampered, mischievous child whose practical jokes and traps provoke comic mishaps. A protective sister presses for discipline while an indulgent father and the servants cope with ruined possessions, misunderstandings, and a distressed pet, generating escalating confusion. The action relies on rapid reversals, stock theatrical types, and pointed stage business to create humor, while lightly probing parental indulgence, household disorder, and the social consequences of lenient upbringing.