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A Day Well Spent

John Oxenford

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A Day Well Spent

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First performed in London in April 1835 at the Theatre Royal, English Opera House, this one-act play was the inspiration for Thornton Wilder's The Merchant of Yonkers and The Matchmaker, and the musical Hello, Dolly!.
MR. ROMER.Peter Prig (an ex-foreman, likewise no gentleman)MR. SANDERS.CoachmanMR. IRELAND.WaiterMR. LEWIS.Miss Harriet Cotton (an adventurous lady)MISS SHAW.Mrs. Stitchley (an old lady)MRS. EMDEN.Miss Brown (her bosom friend—a middle-aged lady)MRS. F. MATTHEWS.Mrs. Chargely (a beneficent lady)MISS ROBINSON.Bridget (a lady’s lady)MISS JACKSON.

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A DAY WELL SPENT.


SCENE I.

A Room in COTTONShouse;—an open door inC. flat.

Enter COTTON, with a letter.

COT. Provoking! to leave my shop all day for the sake of calling on this old Wealthington!—that I should be required to call on him!—not but he is a rich relation, and

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