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Valentine, burdened by creditors, signs away his inheritance to his younger brother Ben in exchange for money. He loves Angelica, while Ben is matched with Miss Prue and a web of mistaken affections entangles the household. Angelica tricks Valentine's father into marriage proposals, retrieves the bond and reveals her love for Valentine.
Semele, daughter of Cadmus, loves Jupiter rather than her intended husband Athamas. Jupiter carries her away to a mountain palace, where she enjoys their life together but grows dissatisfied with being mortal. Juno disguises herself as Semele’s sister and persuades her to demand that Jupiter appear in his divine form. Bound by his oath, Jupiter grants her wish; his thunderbolts consume her. Apollo announces that her unborn child will be Bacchus, and Athamas accepts Ino as his bride.
Semele is about to marry Athamas against her will when Jupiter carries her away. Juno discovers the lovers’ palace and plots against Semele. Disguised as Ino, she persuades Semele that she can become immortal by insisting that Jupiter appear in his divine form. Jupiter warns her but fulfills his oath; his fire and lightning destroy her. Ino marries Athamas, and Apollo foretells that Semele’s unborn child, Bacchus, will rise from her ashes.
Squire Trelooby is a 1704 farce by the writers William Congreve, John Vanbrugh and William Walsh. All were members of the Kit-Cat Club, and another member, Samuel Garth, wrote a prologue. The farce was inspired by the French play Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Molière. In 1734 James Ralph wrote The Cornish Squire, a reworking of the play which was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre. It was considered a great success, and was followed by another version The Brave Irishman by Thomas Sheridan at Dublin's Smock Alley Theatre in 1744.
Maskwell, who pretends to be Mellefont’s friend, conspires with Lady Touchwood to break Mellefont’s engagement to Cynthia and marry her himself. Their scheme turns the family against Mellefont, but Lady Touchwood exposes Maskwell’s treachery and Lord Touchwood stops his final attempt to carry off Cynthia.
Almeria, daughter of Granada’s King Manuel, and Alphonso, son of his enemy, are secretly married. Separated by a shipwreck, Almeria believes Alphonso dead; he returns disguised as Osmyn, while Queen Zara falls in love with him. He ultimately escapes the rulers’ dangers and reunites with Almeria, and they become the kingdom’s rulers.
Heartwell, a misanthropic bachelor, falls for Silvia without knowing she was Vainlove’s mistress and agrees to marry her. Bellmour, disguised as a parson, makes the marriage a pretence while pursuing Laetitia; meanwhile the foolish Sir Joseph Wittol is truly married to Silvia under a mistaken belief about her identity.
Mirabell and Millamant seek Lady Wishfort's consent to marry and secure Millamant's inheritance. Deception involving Lady Wishfort's proposed suitor and a blackmail scheme by Fainall threaten the match, but an earlier property trust thwarts the blackmail and clears the way for the marriage.
Valentine, burdened by creditors, signs away his inheritance to his younger brother Ben in exchange for money. He loves Angelica, while Ben is matched with Miss Prue and a web of mistaken affections entangles the household. Angelica tricks Valentine's father into marriage proposals, retrieves the bond and reveals her love for Valentine.
Semele, daughter of Cadmus, loves Jupiter rather than her intended husband Athamas. Jupiter carries her away to a mountain palace, where she enjoys their life together but grows dissatisfied with being mortal. Juno disguises herself as Semele’s sister and persuades her to demand that Jupiter appear in his divine form. Bound by his oath, Jupiter grants her wish; his thunderbolts consume her. Apollo announces that her unborn child will be Bacchus, and Athamas accepts Ino as his bride.
Semele is about to marry Athamas against her will when Jupiter carries her away. Juno discovers the lovers’ palace and plots against Semele. Disguised as Ino, she persuades Semele that she can become immortal by insisting that Jupiter appear in his divine form. Jupiter warns her but fulfills his oath; his fire and lightning destroy her. Ino marries Athamas, and Apollo foretells that Semele’s unborn child, Bacchus, will rise from her ashes.
Squire Trelooby is a 1704 farce by the writers William Congreve, John Vanbrugh and William Walsh. All were members of the Kit-Cat Club, and another member, Samuel Garth, wrote a prologue. The farce was inspired by the French play Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Molière. In 1734 James Ralph wrote The Cornish Squire, a reworking of the play which was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre. It was considered a great success, and was followed by another version The Brave Irishman by Thomas Sheridan at Dublin's Smock Alley Theatre in 1744.
Maskwell, who pretends to be Mellefont’s friend, conspires with Lady Touchwood to break Mellefont’s engagement to Cynthia and marry her himself. Their scheme turns the family against Mellefont, but Lady Touchwood exposes Maskwell’s treachery and Lord Touchwood stops his final attempt to carry off Cynthia.
Almeria, daughter of Granada’s King Manuel, and Alphonso, son of his enemy, are secretly married. Separated by a shipwreck, Almeria believes Alphonso dead; he returns disguised as Osmyn, while Queen Zara falls in love with him. He ultimately escapes the rulers’ dangers and reunites with Almeria, and they become the kingdom’s rulers.
Heartwell, a misanthropic bachelor, falls for Silvia without knowing she was Vainlove’s mistress and agrees to marry her. Bellmour, disguised as a parson, makes the marriage a pretence while pursuing Laetitia; meanwhile the foolish Sir Joseph Wittol is truly married to Silvia under a mistaken belief about her identity.
Mirabell and Millamant seek Lady Wishfort's consent to marry and secure Millamant's inheritance. Deception involving Lady Wishfort's proposed suitor and a blackmail scheme by Fainall threaten the match, but an earlier property trust thwarts the blackmail and clears the way for the marriage.