The Gamester

About the show

Gambling-obsessed Wilding neglects his wife and pursues her ward Penelope, then sends his friend Hazard to an assignation meant for himself. His wife secretly takes Penelope’s place, and the pair devise a lesson that ends with Wilding’s repentance. A subplot follows a wealthy uncle’s attempt to make his nephew a fashionable gambler, while a third plot concerns two pairs of lovers and a false murder charge.