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Dandy Dick

Arthur Wing Pinero

Book Overview: 

“Dandy Dick” was the third of the farces which Mr. Pinero wrote for the old Court Theatre—a series of plays which, besides giving playgoers a fresh source of laughter, and the English stage a new order of comic play, brought plentiful prosperity to the joint management of Mr. Arthur Cecil and the late Mr. John Clayton.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Charles the Martyr, you know. Tarver’s a martyr to his liver—see?

Sheba.

Oh! sha’n’t we all look magnificent?

Salome.

Oh!

Tarver.

Grand idea—the whole thing!

Darbey.

Regular army notion![Pg 27]

[They are all in a state of great excitement when The Dean re-enters, with an anxious look, carrying a bundle of papers.

Salome.

Here is Papa!

[They rush to various seats, all in constrained attitudes.

Tarver.

[To The Dean.] We waited to say—good-morning.

The Dean.

[Taking his hand, abstractedly.] How kind! Good-morning!

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Community Reviews

Pinero was not good at capturing working-class dialogue, nevertheless this farce is my favourite of his so far. The hypocritical Dean of Dandy Dick was a much better victim than the dull Magistrate of the eponymous play. Also, the plot revolving around betting and attempts to poison a racehorse make