"The Stolen Heiress; or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy" by Susanna Centlivre is a funny stage play set in Sicily, where love and social status clash. Count Gravello tries to boost his daughter Lucasia's marriage prospects by faking his son's death, hoping to attract richer suitors like Count Pirro, though Lucasia is in love with the noble Palante. Secrets and family expectations tangle as Lucasia strives to balance her father’s schemes with her own love for Palante, leading to awkward situations and comical mix-ups.
The Stolen Heiress; or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy
By Susanna Centlivre
In Sicily, a father's deceitful plans to marry his daughter off to wealth are hilariously disrupted by true love and hidden identities.
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About the AuthorSusanna Centlivre, born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.
Susanna Centlivre, born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.
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