The Mimic StageFront matterReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE Mimic Stage.PREFACE.DOWN BY THE SEA. A DRAMA, IN TWO ACTS.Act 1.A CLOSE SHAVE. A FARCE.CAPULETTA; OR, ROMEO AND JULIET RESTORED. AN OPERATIC BURLESQUE.THE GREAT ELIXIR.THE MAN WITH THE DEMIJOHN. A TEMPERANCE SKETCH.AN ORIGINAL IDEA. A DUOLOGUE FOR A LADY AND GENTLEMAN. IN TWO PARTS.PART II.“MY UNCLE, THE CAPTAIN.”NO CURE, NO PAY: A FARCE. FOR FEMALE CHARACTERS ONLY.HUMORS OF THE STRIKE. A FARCE. FOR MALE CHARACTERS ONLY.BREAD ON THE WATERS. A DRAMA IN TWO ACTS.Act 1.ACT II. FIVE YEARS SUPPOSED TO ELAPSE.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →THE Mimic Stage.All chapters and sections (17)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE Mimic Stage.PREFACE.DOWN BY THE SEA. A DRAMA, IN TWO ACTS.Acts1Act 1 · Other sectionsA CLOSE SHAVE. A FARCE.CAPULETTA; OR, ROMEO AND JULIET RESTORED. AN OPERATIC BURLESQUE.THE GREAT ELIXIR.THE MAN WITH THE DEMIJOHN. A TEMPERANCE SKETCH.AN ORIGINAL IDEA. A DUOLOGUE FOR A LADY AND GENTLEMAN. IN TWO PARTS.Parts2Part 2 · Other sections“MY UNCLE, THE CAPTAIN.”NO CURE, NO PAY: A FARCE. FOR FEMALE CHARACTERS ONLY.HUMORS OF THE STRIKE. A FARCE. FOR MALE CHARACTERS ONLY.BREAD ON THE WATERS. A DRAMA IN TWO ACTS.Part 2 / Act 1 · Acts1Part 2 / Act 2 · Acts2Down by the Sea.◇Illustrated cover imageTHE Mimic Stage. →