British theatre . roker - - - Mr. ^ADIAHPnitA, a ^.aker hosier - - Mr. , the ColonsVs friendy a merchant Mr. a S>uakingpreacber - - - Mr. SACK-&\JTy avwtner - - - Mr. Philiimore* JVomen,Mrs. Lovely, a fortune of thirty thousand i j^j^^ Farren. pounds ----- 3 Mrs. Prim, ivife to Prim the hosier - - Mrs. ) servant to Mrs. Lovely. - - - Miss Tidswell, COVENT^GARDEN* Men,CoIonelFAiNWELt,i«/3a^7y;Vi) Mr. Philip MoDELOvE, <iH o/i^efl« - - Mr. Bernard*VzKiwiti-KhZy a kind of silly virtuoso - - Mr.
British theatre . roker - - - Mr. ^ADIAHPnitA, a ^.aker hosier - - Mr. , the ColonsVs friendy a merchant Mr. a S>uakingpreacber - - - Mr. SACK-&\JTy avwtner - - - Mr. Philiimore* JVomen,Mrs. Lovely, a fortune of thirty thousand i j^j^^ Farren. pounds ----- 3 Mrs. Prim, ivife to Prim the hosier - - Mrs. ) servant to Mrs. Lovely. - - - Miss Tidswell, COVENT^GARDEN* Men,CoIonelFAiNWELt,i«/3a^7y;Vi) Mr. Philip MoDELOvE, <iH o/i^efl« - - Mr. Bernard*VzKiwiti-KhZy a kind of silly virtuoso - - Mr. \Ef a Change broker - • - Mr. Prim, a ^akerhosier - - - Mr. Booth,Freem AK, the ColontVsfriend, a merchant Mr. PuuE, i2 ^/ai/K^^rwc^er - - - Mr. Sacnzvy,a vintner _ - - Mr. fearon. Lovely, a fortune of thirty thousand! ^^^^ Wells founds - - 3 Mrs. Prim) lufe to Prim the hosier - - Mrs. , seruant to Mrs. Lovdy - - - - Mrs. A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE. ACT I. SCENE I. A Tavern. Colond Fainwell and Freeman oveTa Bottle, Freeman,Come, colonel, his majestys health.—You are asmelancholy as if you were in love! 1 wish some ofthe beauties of Bath hant snapt your heart. Cot. Why, faith, Freeman, there is something int 5I have seen a lady at Bath, who has kindled such aflame in me, that all the waters there cannt quench. Free. Women, like some poisonous animals, carrytheir antidote about em Is she not to be had, co-lonel ? Col. Thats a difficult question to answer; how-ever, I resolve to try : perhaps you may be able toserve me j you merchants know one another.—TheBij 12 A BOLD STROKE FOR a WIFE. Aci F. lady told me herself she was under the charge of fourpersons. Free. Odso ! *tis Mrs. Anne Lovely. CoL The same—Do you know hef ? Free. Know her! ay,——Faith, colonel, your con-dition is more desperate than you imagine : why, sheis the talk and pity of the whole town ; and it is theopinion of t
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