Act 2 — DAN’L DRUCE, BLACKSMITH.
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A NEW AND ORIGINAL DRAMA, IN THREE ACTS.
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, on Monday September 11th, 1876.
An incident in the First Act was suggested by George Eliot’s Novel “Silas Marner.”
CHARACTERS.
Sir Jasper Combe, a Royalist ColonelMr. Howe.
Dan’l DruceMr. Hermann Vezin.
Reuben Haines, a Royalist SergeantMr. Odell.
Geoffrey Wynyard, a Merchant SailorMr. Forbes Robertson.
MarpleMr. Braid.
Joe Ripley, a FishermanMr. Weathersby.
Sergeant}Of the Parliamentary{Mr. C. Allbrook.
Soldier}Army{Mr. Fielder.
DorothyMiss Marion Terry.
The First Act is supposed to take place shortly after the Battle of Worcester.
An interval of fourteen years between the First and Second Acts.
ACT I.
A RUINED HUT ON THE NORFOLK COAST.
ACT II.
DAN’L DRUCE’S FORGE.
ACT III.
INTERIOR OF DRUCE’S COTTAGE.