1798
THERE can be no greater instance of insincerity; than to pretend love for the sake of getting money. Consequently there is no character among men, more properly the object of contempt, than a fortune hunter. Disproportionate matches, in point of estate, bring insult on the part of the monied party; contempt and disgust on the other — And why should not the woman be contemptible too, who sets her cap at a man of fortune, when once she has learned to write her name, and is able to buy her a silk gown?
Persons.
Men.
Mr. HONEYCOMB — a good natured householder.
Mr. SEMIBREVE — a young music master.
WOMEN.
TARTANA HONEYCOMB — wife to Mr. Honeycomb.
MARIA — Mr. Honeycomb's daughter.
AUNT GRISSEL — an old maid, sister to Mrs. Honeycomb.
LEVINA — a friend and confident of Maria.
ACT I.
SCENE I
— Mr. Honeycomb and Tartana.
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SCENE II.
— Tartana and Grissel.
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(To Tartana.)
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SCENE III.
— Grissel and Maria.
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ACT II.
SCENE I.
— Levina and Maria.
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(Exit Levina.)
SCENE II.
— Semibreve and Maria.
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Exit Semibreve.
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— Levina and Maria.
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SCENE IV.
— Honeycomb and Maria.
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SCENE V.
— Tartana Honeycomb and Grissel.
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ACT III.
SCENE I.
— Honeycomb and Semibreve.
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SCENE II.
— Honeycomb and Maria.
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Enter Tantana
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Exit Tartana and Honeycomb.
SCENE III.
— Semibreve and Maria.
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SCENE IV.
— — Hawthorne , and Emily , and all the ladies present.
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Exit Hawthorne, and after her all the ladies.