Author's Farce
By Henry Fielding · Running time 02:19:30 · Satire
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Henry Fielding could not write plays that he could get published. So he decided to write a play - a farce - about that, and success was his at last. The third act of the play is the play that the Author in the play supposedly writes - a Puppet Show (though acted by people) called The Pleasures of the Town. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Luckless, the Author and Master of the Show: Adrian Stephens Witmore, his friend: Greg Giordano Marplay Senior, Comedian: Alan Mapstone Marplay Junior, Comedian: Availle Bookweight, a Bookseller: ToddHW Scarecrow, a Scribler: David Purdy Dash, a Scribler: Joann
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