Overview

Synopsis

Reputations mislead and appearances deceive in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero’s The Gay Lord Quex. Sophy, a spirited young manicurist, is suspicious of her foster sister, Muriel’s, fiancé: the Marquess of Quex, a notorious philanderer who claims to have reformed his ways for the sake of his intended. Sophy loves Muriel too much to allow her to be taken in by such a scandalous man, not when a better option presents itself in the form of a young, handsome captain. She tasks herself with proving Quex’s deceit, only to discover that the scoundrel may not be who she believed.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
4
First Produced
1899
Genres
Comedy, Farce
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
Sophy’s salon in London and Fauncey Court in Richmond. Late 1890s.
Cast Size
large
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Large Cast

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