"St. Patrick's Day; Or, The Scheming Lieutenant: A Farce in One Act" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a funny play from the 1700s that uses silly and over-the-top situations to make people laugh. The story is about love, tricks, and making fun of society, mainly through the trouble a soldier gets into when he tries to get a girl to like him while fighting with her dad. A lieutenant pretends to be a regular servant to win over a girl whose dad hates soldiers, and with the help of a funny doctor and some other soldiers, their plan leads to lots of mix-ups and funny moments as everyone gets confused about who the lieutenant really is and what he's trying to do; in the end, everything works out in a comical way that laughs at important people while celebrating love and standing by your friends, all in a fun and light way.
St. Patrick's Day; Or, The Scheming Lieutenant: A Farce in One Act
By Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Disguises, mistaken identities, and a determined romantic lead result in madcap antics as a soldier tries to win his love while outsmarting her disapproving father.
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About the AuthorRichard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as The Rivals (1775), The Duenna (1775), The School for Scandal (1777) and A Trip to Scarborough (1777). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. Sheridan died in 1816 and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world.
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as The Rivals (1775), The Duenna (1775), The School for Scandal (1777) and A Trip to Scarborough (1777). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. Sheridan died in 1816 and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world.
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