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Rogues Along the River

John Donald O'Shea

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Description:Synopsis Farce. River Comedy. When the town of Polecat Point is all but washed away by the raging spring waters of the Mississippi River, Phineas Fourberie, the town’s first citizen and banker, plots to recoup the loss of his personal fortune contained in his great iron safe which he believes may have come to rest amid the sawyers along the property of his neighbor, dear little Mary Goodperson.Mary, meanwhile, with the aid Phoebe Forthright and their faithful Indian friend, Running River, has set in motion a plan to assist their less fortunate neighbors who have lost all in the flood. Fourberie, seeing the opening he has waited for, takes advantage of the situation by providing Mary with money for her venture, taking a mortgage on her property, and then acting to make certain her venture fails.Phineas’ plan, however, gets mucked up when a couple of Shakespearean actors arrive and concoct a scheme to con Phineas out of his money. But unbeknownst to them, Mary’s visiting uncle has devised a plan to swindle the actors. And to top if off, two "river folk" arrive with their sights set on robbing the bank and running off with Phineas’ safe.Before the mandatory happy denouement, every rogue takes his/her best shot at gulling his/her most gullible "neighbor." In the end, with all the drama, double-dealing, and bad acting, there’s only one thing left to do—join forces, start up a repertory theatre, and perform melodramas. After all, there’s already a resident villain, a virtuous heroine, a charming curmudgeon, a canny aunt, a pair of Shakespearean actors, as well as a couple of river folk - no to mention a Harvard educated native-American — all ready to play the great comedic roles! One-Act Performance Time: Approximately 90 minutes Cast: 5 Men and 4 Women Unit Set Cast of CharactersPhineas Fourberie: The town banker and first citizen of the town of Polecat Point, Illinois. Also, a prototypical melodramatic villainMary Goodpersn: A resident and landowner in the town. The prototypical melodramatic heroine.Phoebe Forthright: Mary's spinster aunt. Canny, blunt and honest.Running River: Chief of Illini Indian tribe, and Mary's friend and helper. College educated, but delights in assuming the role of the stereotypical Indian to fleece those who would fleece him or his friends.Merriweather Maresnest: Mary's Uncle. Formerly a wealthy industrialist; now a con man who passes himself off as an affable man of the world.Gelasius Gull: The quintessential melodramatic Shakespearian actor, who lives by combining the histrionic arts with the art of the scam.Constance Cozen: Gull's wife. A Shakespearian actress of great beauty. Gull's helpmate in all things.Gomer Gudgeon: An unkempt, impoverished and uneducated river rat. Also a robber.Gertrude Gudgeon: Gomer's wife and accomplice. A perfect spousal match for her husband.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rogues Along the River. To get started finding Rogues Along the River, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 73

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Publisher: Big Dog Publishing

Release: 2008

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Description: Synopsis Farce. River Comedy. When the town of Polecat Point is all but washed away by the raging spring waters of the Mississippi River, Phineas Fourberie, the town’s first citizen and banker, plots to recoup the loss of his personal fortune contained in his great iron safe which he believes may have come to rest amid the sawyers along the property of his neighbor, dear little Mary Goodperson.Mary, meanwhile, with the aid Phoebe Forthright and their faithful Indian friend, Running River, has set in motion a plan to assist their less fortunate neighbors who have lost all in the flood. Fourberie, seeing the opening he has waited for, takes advantage of the situation by providing Mary with money for her venture, taking a mortgage on her property, and then acting to make certain her venture fails.Phineas’ plan, however, gets mucked up when a couple of Shakespearean actors arrive and concoct a scheme to con Phineas out of his money. But unbeknownst to them, Mary’s visiting uncle has devised a plan to swindle the actors. And to top if off, two "river folk" arrive with their sights set on robbing the bank and running off with Phineas’ safe.Before the mandatory happy denouement, every rogue takes his/her best shot at gulling his/her most gullible "neighbor." In the end, with all the drama, double-dealing, and bad acting, there’s only one thing left to do—join forces, start up a repertory theatre, and perform melodramas. After all, there’s already a resident villain, a virtuous heroine, a charming curmudgeon, a canny aunt, a pair of Shakespearean actors, as well as a couple of river folk - no to mention a Harvard educated native-American — all ready to play the great comedic roles! One-Act Performance Time: Approximately 90 minutes Cast: 5 Men and 4 Women Unit Set Cast of CharactersPhineas Fourberie: The town banker and first citizen of the town of Polecat Point, Illinois. Also, a prototypical melodramatic villainMary Goodpersn: A resident and landowner in the town. The prototypical melodramatic heroine.Phoebe Forthright: Mary's spinster aunt. Canny, blunt and honest.Running River: Chief of Illini Indian tribe, and Mary's friend and helper. College educated, but delights in assuming the role of the stereotypical Indian to fleece those who would fleece him or his friends.Merriweather Maresnest: Mary's Uncle. Formerly a wealthy industrialist; now a con man who passes himself off as an affable man of the world.Gelasius Gull: The quintessential melodramatic Shakespearian actor, who lives by combining the histrionic arts with the art of the scam.Constance Cozen: Gull's wife. A Shakespearian actress of great beauty. Gull's helpmate in all things.Gomer Gudgeon: An unkempt, impoverished and uneducated river rat. Also a robber.Gertrude Gudgeon: Gomer's wife and accomplice. A perfect spousal match for her husband.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rogues Along the River. To get started finding Rogues Along the River, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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