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    Recruiting Officer
    Recruiting Officer
    Recruiting Officer
    Audiobook2 hours

    Recruiting Officer

    Written by George Farquhar

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    The author was himself a recruiting officer, and possibly gathered all the materials for this play on the very spot where he has placed his scene—Shrewsbury. He has dedicated the piece "to all friends round the Wrekin," and has thanked the inhabitants of the town for that cheerful hospitality, which made, he adds, "the recruiting service, to some men the greatest fatigue on earth, to me the greatest pleasure in the world."The life of Farquhar was full of adventures.—As a student, he was expelled from the college of Dublin, for adventuring profane wit upon a sacred theme, given to him by his tutor for his exercise. As an actor, he forsook the stage in grief and horror, on having unknowingly made use of a real sword, instead of a counterfeit one, by which he wounded a brother performer, with whom he had to fence in a tragedy, nearly to the loss of his life.As a dramatic writer, Farquhar was eminently successful; and in his military capacity, he was ever honoured and beloved—whether fighting with a great army in Flanders, or recruiting with a small party in Shropshire.(Mrs Inchbald (In preface to the publication))

    Cast list:
    Captain Plume, Recruiting Officer: Peter Tucker
    Captain Brazen, Recruiting Officer: Negatron
    Mr Worthy, a gentleman of Shropshire: TriciaG
    Serjeant Kite: ToddHW
    Thomas Appletree, recruit: SteveToner
    Costar Pearmain, recruit: Zames Curran
    Justice Balance: Kristin Gjerløw
    Justice Scale: Zames Curran
    Justice Scruple: catharmaiden
    Bullock, a Country Clown: alanmapstone
    Constable: Anna Simon
    Servant: John N. Daily
    Steward: SteveToner
    Welsh Collier: Newgatenovelist
    Sylvia, daughter to Justice Balance: Beth Thomas
    Rose, a Country Wench: Elizabeth Klett
    Melinda, a Lady of Fortune: Availle
    Lucy, Melinda's Maid: Mary Kay
    Wife: Availle
    Woman: Rapunzelina

    Stage Directions: MaryAnn
    Editor and Coordinator: ToddHW
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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