- HARRY REVEL, (a gentleman in difficulties,) Mr. Lester.
- MR. CLINCH MERRYWEATHER, (a sheriff's officer in search of him,) Mr. Walcot.
- CROKER, (a follower of Merryweather's,) Mr. Rea.
- BRADS, (an upholsterer,) Mr. Tree.
- WAITER, Mr. Jeffries.
- MRS. LOVEBIRD, (a widow.) Mrs. Allen.
- LADY BLANCHE MOUNTJOY, (another,) Miss Gannon.
- MARY, Miss Tree.
- JANE, Miss Price.
- Cast of the Characters . — [WANTED — A WIDOW.]Wallack's Theatre, November , 1857.
TIME — Somewhere about now. PLACE — Nowhere in particular.
Costume . — MODERN.
This Farce is adapted from the French Vaudeville entitled "Monsieur Jovial," produced in Paris on the 5th of May, 1827.
STAGE DIRECTIONS.
L. means First Entrance, Left . R. First Entrance, Right . S. E. L. Second Entrance, Left . S. E. R. Second Entrance, Right . U. E. L. Upper Entrance, Left . U. E. R. Upper Entrance, Right . C. Centre . L. C. Left Centre . R. C. Right of Centre . T. E. L. Third Entrance, Left . T. E. R. Third Entrance, Right . C. D. Centre Door . D. R. Door Right . D. L. Door Left . U. D. L. Upper Door, Left U. D. R. Upper Door, Right .
The reader is supposed to be on the Stage, facing the Audience.
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- Holder of rights
- Mathias Göbel
- Citation Suggestion for this Object
- TextGrid Repository (2024). American Drama. Wanted — A Widow. Wanted — A Widow. American Drama Corpus. Mathias Göbel. https://hdl.handle.net/21.11113/0000-0014-A07C-A