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Sir Patrick Worthy represents good nature, arranges suitable marriages for his family without regard to money, and tricks his unprincipled son Charles into marrying a serving girl he has seduced.
The Fair Quaker of Deal or, The Humours of the Navy is a 1710 comedy play by the British writer Charles Shadwell. A popular hit running for thirteen nights, it was revived a number of times. The original Drury Lane cast included Barton Booth as Worthy, George Pack as Mizen, George Powell as Rovewell, Thomas Elrington as Cribidge, John Corey as Easy, John Freeman as Scruple, Hester Santlow as Dorcas Zeal, Henrietta Moore as Belinda and Lucretia Bradshaw as Arabella Zeal. The play was dedicated to "my generous and obliging friends of the County of Kent".
Sir Patrick Worthy represents good nature, arranges suitable marriages for his family without regard to money, and tricks his unprincipled son Charles into marrying a serving girl he has seduced.
The Fair Quaker of Deal or, The Humours of the Navy is a 1710 comedy play by the British writer Charles Shadwell. A popular hit running for thirteen nights, it was revived a number of times. The original Drury Lane cast included Barton Booth as Worthy, George Pack as Mizen, George Powell as Rovewell, Thomas Elrington as Cribidge, John Corey as Easy, John Freeman as Scruple, Hester Santlow as Dorcas Zeal, Henrietta Moore as Belinda and Lucretia Bradshaw as Arabella Zeal. The play was dedicated to "my generous and obliging friends of the County of Kent".