Overview

Synopsis

In Sir Arthur Wing Pinero’s lighthearted farce, Dandy Dick, the deanery of St. Marvells is thrown upside down by the annual horse races. The sanctimonious Dean is staunchly against the sport, but when he finds himself in desperate need of 500 pounds—due, in large part, to the extravagant spending of his two daughters—gambling on his sister’s horse may be the only way to save himself. Identities are mistaken, plots are hatched and thwarted, lovers are reunited, and more as everyone’s fate hangs on a victory for Dandy Dick.

Show Information

Book
Arthur Wing Pinero
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
3
First Produced
1887
Genres
Comedy, Farce
Settings
Period, Contemporary, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
St. Marvells, England, May, 1887
Cast Size
medium
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Medium Cast

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

The Very Rev. Augustin Jedd

Lead

Male

Spoken

Georgiana Tidman

Lead

Female

Spoken

Sir Tristram Mardon

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Salome Jedd

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Sheba Jedd

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Blore

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Hannah Topping

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Noah Topping

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Major Tarver

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Mr. Darbey

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Hatcham

Featured

Male

Spoken

Songs

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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Guide Written By:

Marielle Renée Rousseau

Marielle Renée Rousseau