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Twice Killed: A Farce in One Act

Chapter 1: CHARACTERS.
By John Oxenford
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A brisk one-act farce stages a series of comic misunderstandings and romantic scheming set largely by a riverside. A would-be lover resorts to elaborate disguises, false names, and bold stratagems while an accomplice manages a conspicuous hamper intended as a gift, producing mistaken identities, slapstick mishaps, and encounters with authorities. Rapid entrances, confusions over letters and lodging, and playful social satire drive the action to a tidy, humorous reconciliation. The piece relies on fast-paced dialogue, physical comedy, and conventional farcical devices to produce lighthearted entertainment.

RECKLESS. My old friend Facile. I can’t be mistaken. (slaps on back.) Facile, my boy!

FACILE. (aside.) That’s the constable. No, sir, not here; it came from the window next door.

Act I, Scene ii

TWICE KILLED

A FARCE
IN
ONE ACT

BY

JOHN OXENFORD

AUTHOR OF

Five Pounds Reward; Only a Half-penny; Reigning Favourite; Dice of Death, &c. &c.

THOMAS HAILES LACY,
89, STRAND,
(Opposite Southampton Street, Covent Garden Market,)
LONDON.

TWICE KILLED.

First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, November 26th, 1835.

CHARACTERS.

Mr. Euclid Facile Mr. KEELEY.
Mr. Ralph Reckless Mr. J. VINING.
Tom,  (his servant) Mr. SALTER.
Mr. Holdfast Mr. W. VINING.
Mr. Fergus Fable Mr. COLLIER.
Robert Mr. BRAYNE.
Mrs. Facile Miss PAGET.
Miss Julia Flighty Miss MALCOLM.
Fanny Pepper Mrs. ORGER.

COSTUMES.

FACILE.—Brown dress coat, black pantaloons, white waistcoat.

RECKLESS.—Green Newmarket cut coat, light waistcoat, fashionable trousers.

FABLE.—Black suit.

MR. HOLDFAST.—Brown coat, dark trousers, and shoes.

TOM.—Grey livery coat, white knee breeches, top boots.

ROBERT.—Green livery coat, white knee breeches, ditto gaiters.

MRS. FACILE.—Black dress, ditto net apron, embroidered with flowers.

MISS FLIGHTY.—Plain white book muslin dress, white satin slip.

FANNY PEPPER.—Red dress, brown holland apron embroidered with green, cuffs to match, red ribbon in cap.

Time of representation, 45 minutes.