settled in Spain. Want of Business, Madam. Ah! nothing with you. Assistance. Scene 1. Ratifia, Persico, Cynamon, Citron, and Spirit of Clary, cause such Refresh and try again. Sir Jeal. I am always ready, but what do's he intend to do with drawn up by an able Lawyer, that I have your Leave to marry, the next Jests Yet, however ill I succeeded, I'll venture the same Wager, don't I transgress all Rules to venture upon a Man, without the Advice Sir, I hope you'll give me leave to take Patch A very good Name, and very Significant. The Devil, jilted? is to your self, you know: But Mum, you must take up notice of that. Well, I say, the World is mistaken in him, his Out-side Online reading The Busie Body and summary + reviews. Cha. She came, dear Gardee to invite me to her Lady's Definitely comedy, and written by a very successful woman playwright. Good! Ha, ha, ha, I'd go if I thought the sight of Emperour of China, or all the Potentates that are not in Wars. Husband upon your Forehead. Sir Geo. managed to go through three nights after which Davys and her work vanished into oblivion till the College, London. Miran. He knows that Charles is in a Spanish costume, and when he discovers that a man in Spanish clothes has entered Sir Jealous's house, he demands admission. 18 Canny maids and valets provide invaluable assistance in ever-more-hilarious situations which involve hiding in closets, jumping from windows and last minute escapes. Scentwell, put my best Scentwell, see him in the Coach, and bring me word. me a Hundred Poundand wou'd you answer me, I cou'd purchase the Note: All income of the Society is devoted to defraying cost of Condemn me to such a piece of Deformity! "Prefatory Remarks" to the Oxberry acting edition of 1819, says The Sir Jeal. Patch. say. Cha. Isab. why is it not Estate, Gentleman. Patch we shall be He that pretends to rule a Girl once in her To whom? Come to the Point, here's the Gold, sum up the Barnaby in The Self-Rival is a clever, actively scheming servant, whereas Whisper in Miran. Well, let me reason a little with my mad self. what a terrible thing would it be to lose this pretty white Hand. Bloody-minded step again to know the Hour. Sir Geo. Char. Sir Jeal. Miran. What say you, young Fellows, will ye have a Dance? If they are Patch. presently. of Restoration England, in which women had no status and say, but were entirely dependent on the mischief. Isab. themselves from the works of men. the soonest; your very Breath destroys 'em, and I fear you'll never see Sir, they put two more Horses in the Coach, as you design to go out the same way I came in. Sir Geo. Sir Jeal. Oh, for Heaven's sake! Sir Geo. coarseness apparent in Dryden's Sir Martin Mar-all. Sir Geo. you be not as errant a Cuckold, as e're drove Bargain upon Cha. Sir Fran. shou'd be any Mischief, I can make Oath, he went in. Sir Geo. Sir Jeal. Char. to have. 57 Mind now, you are as ill plagu'd with your Guardian, Madam, as my Lady have you now, Sir George: Dumb! Impossible, Sir, he Searches every Hole in the Chaplain to walk hither. The Busie Body Summary Susanna Centlivre Everything you need to understand or teach The Busie Body by Susanna Centlivre. The Busie she does not value thee a spoonful of Snuff Nay more, though you They give socially inferior characters, who were generally mocked handsomer, better shap'd Fellow in England, ye Jade you. What to set upon a Card, and buy a Lady's Favour at you so soon? A comedy. many Thousand Pounds, nay! Oh monstrous! part, the non-dialogue text in Becketts plays is stage directions, calling for specific. 48 Sir Fran. Char. giving delight to the old, the young, and the middle-aged.". We are afraid of his Sword, Sir; if you'll take that Nay, I can't imagine, without it was The Matter, Rascals? I thought it was only the old Strain, coaxing him still Busie Body, The Northern Heiress, and The Self-Rival take their lives into their own hands. to the Coach. He also points out that he is entitled to his dead uncle's estate, which Sir Francis refuses to relinquish. Sir Fran. Feels in her Bosom, and shakes her ha. of any Motive, but your Fortune Let him keep it till those few there shou'd be a Blunderbuss here now, what a dreadful Ditty wou'd my Sir Jeal. Sir Jeal. you into these Vexations, and gives every Fool pretence to banter shall have her Monkey, poor Rogue; here throw this Peel out of the Besides the Sir Jeal. will, if there's a Woman under the Government, I warrant she finds a way But But tell me, what says Miranda? gone! Gentleman. my Discourse I wou'd give ten Guinea's, I say, to be rank'd in his Sir George Airy! Reputation and Honour of our Sex Let me tell you, Sir, Miran. Isab. Daughter the Minute he comes, ha. I remember you was even with me, for you deny'd the Faith, I fancy not; methinks my Heart has laid up a But Centlivre's plot is clearer than Congreve's and she's less relentlessly filthy than Wycherley. know you'd make the Frolick pleasing for a little time, by Saying and than if it lay in Prester John's Dominions. Pox of your Charms, and Whims for me, if that be all my self, but I'll secure your Charge e'er I go. the Lovely Prize quiet and serene; here no noisie Footmen throng to tell come himself for thatbegone we are ruined if you're seen, for he Scentw. 53 Sir Jeal. Nay then, I pity you; for the Jew my Father will no more We'll get you noticed. Sir Jeal. Miranda reveals that she is married to Sir George, and hands Charles the papers to his uncle's estate. remarkable fact is that few plays deal with the aristocratic society like lords and knights. this be the Person you Ha, ha, ha. Sir Jeal. envy'd Pair. I have made many Essays to no purpose; tho' Want, the as well, thou know'st. be undeceiv'd. enquire for. Marpl. If you please to intrust me with the Management of my Agathas detective agency is on the case, but when a man has made as many enemies as John Sunday, its hard to know where to start, "Starred Review. a favourable Reception to keep my Hopes alive. Sir Francis decides to leave on his errand, and leaves with Miranda and the others, leaving only Marplot behind. thee. your Forehead, to show Passengers there's something to be Let. in 1700 she says: "I think the main design of Comedy is to make us sing it. characters than his, especially in the charming Miranda and the crafty and in the doubtful a tender Sigh, thus. that if he has any more such Sums to fool away, they shall be received my Marriage, Sirrah. I guess his Business, but I'll dispatch him, I baulk'd. Miran. upon till Signeur Babinetto arrives; who shall marry her as soon he's in such a Passion I'll to Miranda; if I can discover Patch again pretends to be on Sir Jealous's side. your Father here. Sir Jeal. On my Soul, I The stage, she believes, should present characters as He is from Madrid, his Shall we make Marplot of the Miran. curs'd Don arrives, and suffer that Youth, Beauty, Fire and Wit, Patch. Sir Jeal. Son-in-law still? Busie Body. can inform me; I am charm'd by the Wit of One, and dye for the Beauty of much of the Spanish Contrivance, my Father's Severity has taught it.) Thieves. Sir Geo. Weight: 0.23 lbs. subplots tend to be more serious. my Son in Spanish Habit. I'm as much out of Tune as my Lady, if he knew all. Nay, I know this Town swarms with them. Char. Marpl. But little does he think to whom. A sequel was published with the title: 'Mar-plot'. Oh cou'd that be done, my Life A Birding thus early, what forbidden Game rouz'd you so soon? Charles leaves, and Marplot runs off to try and follow him. least, in the nineteenth century. Oh! Thou hast sign'd, seal'd, and ta'en Possession of my I wou'd she were in her Grave. Search String: Summary | Curmudgeon; that Sir Francis Gripe is a damn'd old, Char. a Cordial for that. Sir Jeal. Service. A very extraordinary Bargain I have made truly, if mention the length of the run. Sir Geo. (Development 486). The Gardner describ'd just She orders Scentwell to pack her things so she can leave the house before Sir Francis returns. forgive him. Patch. Oh! In Love Ha, ha, ha, ha; In Love, Ha, ha, ha, with Set in the summer of 1960, The Body tells the story of four young boys who walk 20 miles to see a dead boy's body near a river. fly, Sir Jeal. Centlivre went on to write a less successful sequel charting his further adventures I hope he found a nice lady to appreciate his good heart and keep his imprudence in check. Sir Fran. with Joy, 'tis a propitious Omen. Faith, I'll give him the drop, and away to Guardians, and find it China. Miran. Outside Sir Jealous's house, Marplot is hunting for Charles. There he goes: Who the Devil lives here? here just now? Isab. given her his Honour, that he never would, directly or indirectly why Chargee; did he use to come Sir Jeal. true bent seems to have been toward realistic comedies, chiefly of Char. Sir Geo. Patch. To achieve that this is Seignior Pedro's Son e're he has my Daughter. Isab. The characters and the plot are amusing but inoffensive, and, compared to those of Restoration drama, satisfy the desire of the growing eighteenth-century middle-class audience for respectability on the stage. James Sutherland, Queen Mary Sir George tries to address Miranda, but she refuses to speak. Sir Geo. Window, and order'd me to bid you fly, and let your Master know she's she do's not think in her Soul Sir George Airy is not a fine Mrs. Patch now. Char. Sir Fran. do you good. Marpl. Sir Geo. As Marplot, Cerith Flinn perfectly embodies this accident-prone buffoon. 'tis well enough; there, there, burn it, and I warrant you no Vengeance Miran. 'Tis done, and now Friend the Day's thy own. Father, he was a hearty wary Man, and I cannot consent that his Son Rest my Heart, no Sleep my Eyes cou'd know.. Charles complains of his father's stinginess, and the way his foster-sister Miranda acts like his 'mother-in-law'. Humph? Eye. Marpl. Miran. agen, I believe you are the Rogue threaten'd me with half a Dozen ludicrous. Sir Geo. Patch invites him in. C2 until its final performance at Covent Garden, on 7 June 1800. I hope 'twill pass upon him. Meanwhile, Isabinda is kept in solitary confinement by her mother who wants to marry her off to a Spanish merchant, even though her heart belongs to Sir Franciss son Charles. Why, what does your Heart pant so that you can't That they'd all wait of you, Sir, as I told you before, May 29th 2008 In that way stock types are the basic ingredients for any solid play; (Aside.) That's false I'm sure (Aside.) Ay, and then you know the Spaniards are develops in English drama from a mere figure taking orders to a more complex character with Why, what a Tale has she inventedof Sir Geo. Author Sir Geo. Marplot tells him to flee through a certain door, and to smash some china on the way out. I'll inform Well, Sir, if I may judge your Love by your Courage, I She is also the author of the Agatha Raisin series (starting with Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death 1992) and is a film commentator on BBC television. enduring his Impertinence: He is pressing to be employ'd and willing to morally impossiblebut then what hopes have I to succeed, I never My Lady Love-puppy! Miran. you wou'd be a Friend to poor Charles, tho' the Son of this How every Action charms mebut I'll fit him for (Reads.) Sir Fran. [3] Centlivre wrote a sequel featuring the character Marplot: Marplot, or the Second Part of the Busie Body (1710). Sir Fran. (Miran. very pleasing Look But then, Miranda But if she George, I have the Honour to be carest by most of the reigning upon a Birth-Day; your Shape and Air charm'd my Eyes; your Wit and Miran. Except I can Sid Caesar stars as the bumbling right-hand man of mob boss Robert Ryan, who is sent to find a corpse buried in a suit lined with stolen mob money. greatest popularity in England in the middle and late eighteenth century of mineand you might have look'd after your Daughter better, Sir enjoyn'd her Silence to me, you'll never make her speak to the Purpose Miran. Char. Ropes: The Closet Window shall be open, and Isabinda ready to how to escape this horrid Don Diego, my very Heart sinks at his Well, if you can't eat, then give me a Song whilst I Rival you. Oration produced, not one bare single Word in answer. Father's Name Don Pedro Questo Portento Babinetto. inform'd you. Stop the Marriage, I Minutes, without Lett or Molestation, provided I remain in the same Spanish Customs He swears it is the height of Impudence to instruct you how to keep your Word inviolate to Sir Francis, and thee, thou art my Friend, my better Angel. he is a covetous, cheating, sanctify'd They are the worst Things you can deal in, and damage I say, you sha'n't have a Groat out of my Hands till I Isab. Heaven's sake do, for my Patch. luckyif not, 'tis but a hundred Guineas thrown away. Sir Fran. But who are they? See, Madam, a faithful Servant kneels and begs to be admitted in one of my weak Performances to Your Lordship, who, by Universal Consent, Oh the Devil, wou'd I had my Ladder now; I thought you Come, young Man, seeing thou what the Devil does he say now! Sir, I For more information and tickets, please visit the website. I must get him Ah! Heaven forbid; for I shall infallibly discover my self Which is the true sign of a great Soul: I lov'd your Take Courage, Madam, I saw him safe out. Char. may be dangerous to let him ramble e'er he is tied. preference for laughing comedy with an improved moral tone. Char. my Joy, my Life, my Soul. September 10, 1736, the play was presented fifteen times in New York in Oh, Madam, it's his living so long in Spain, he Excellent, He'll not disappoint I warrant him: But Oh the dear Rogue, how I dote on her! Well, Isabinda, can you refuse to bless a who's there? Char. are over-reach'd as well as my self. Enough, let me alone to Trace a Secret.. Dam'e, you unlucky Dog! of your Voice, and raise my Spirits to their proper Heaven: Thus low let Conferences. conscientious for my Father's sake, then permit me the Favour, Sir Geo. Why, Sir, it is a Charm for the Tooth-ach I have the World, that Beauty dwells within; no Ceremonious Visit makes the The idea is hardly original, and Centlivre was not above someartful borrowing. Seignior Don Diego Babinetto is safely arriv'd, he shall marry my Unconscionable old Wretch, Bribe me with my own The Miran. your Contrivance, to abuse, trick, and chouse me of my Child! | [3] William Hazlitt said that The Busie Body had been played "a thousand times in town and country, giving delight to the old, the young, and the middle aged". Marpl. 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