The Perjur'd Husband: or, The Adventures of Venice

About the show

At the Venetian Carnival, rake Count Bassino is married to Placentia but loves Aurelia, who believes he is free to marry her. Placentia disguises herself to warn Aurelia, but the confrontation ends with all three mortally wounded. In the comic subplot, maid Lucy maneuvers her employer and mistress into silence about their affairs.