Satire

Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love

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Ben Jonson


"Cynthia's Revels," the second "comical satire," was acted in 1600, and, as a play, is even more lengthy, elaborate, and…

The History of Troilus and Cressida (version 2)

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William Shakespeare


The History of Troilus and Cressida has long baffled critics and audiences alike for its inconsistent tone, which ranges from bawdy comedy t…

The Constant Couple

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George Farquhar


George Farquhar, the author of this comedy, was the son of a clergyman in the north of Ireland. He was born in the year 1678, discovered an …

The Inconstant

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George Farquhar


Subtitled "The Way to Win Him:, this play is placed in Paris - a change from many others of Farquhar's plays which used English setting…

Bill Nye's Sparks

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Bill Nye


Humorist Bill Nye, in his brief 46 years, served as justice of the peace, newspaperman, miner, and postmaster in the rough town of Laramie, …

Lucia in London

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E. F. Benson


In the third book in the Mapp and Lucia series, provincial snob and social climber Mrs. Emmeline Lucas, known to her friends as Lucia, and h…

The Bores

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Molière


Moliere: "Never was any Dramatic performance so hurried as this; and it is a thing, I believe, quite new, to have a comedy planned, fin…

Monsieur De Pourceaugnac

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Molière


'Monsieur de Pourceaugnac', acted on October 6, 1669, is nothing but a farce. But Molière excels in farce as well as in higher comedy…

Der Freimaurer

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August Von Kotzebue and August von Kotzebue


Ein Stück über die Neugierde um die geheimen Riten der Freimaurer und den Versuch diese, durch unterschiedliche Möglichkeiten…

The Litigants

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Jean Racine


This play, which is neither a comedy or a farce but has elements in common with each, was first performed in 1668 at Paris, and afterwards a…

Don Quixote in England

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Henry Fielding


"The Audience, I believe, are all acquainted with the Character of Don Quixote and Sancho. I have brought them over into England, and i…

Bob and Ray WOR 072 June 20, 1973


BNRToast


Wednesday, the last day of spring.  Bob & Ray discuss newsman Henry Gladstone’s musical ability.

The "Mind The Paint" Girl

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Arthur Wing Pinero


Another Pinero play from the early 1900s. With a social message about the effects of stardom on the star as well as those that love them. &q…

The Old Bachelor

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William Congreve


"In The Old Bachelor we have three or four concurrent plots, which become interwoven, indeed, at the end.... It is recorded that the s…

Peg O' My Heart

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John Hartley Manners


The Chichester family have just gone bankrupt due to bank failure. Their situation looks gloomy until Mrs. Chichester learns of the death of…

Back to Methuselah

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George Bernard Shaw


In this late work, Shaw examines many contemporary issues under the broad rubric of evolution and then illustrates his opinions in five brie…

Zadig or The Book of Fate (Version 2)

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Voltaire


"there is no Evil under the Sun, but some Good proceeds from it:" -- this quote from this novel sums it up. One of Voltaire's most…

The Conscious Lovers

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Richard Steele


As early as 1720 Steele spoke in the Theatre of "a friend of mine" who was lately preparing a comedy according to the just laws of…

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