the middle-class English audience. Sirrah, I forbid you Sir Geo. carry'd it to be mended, without putting it in the Box? (He runs off at the Corner, and throws down some Come, Sir George, let's walk round, if you are not Rascals, retire; she's my Wife, touch her if you dare, this is beyond Expectation Trust to me, Sir, Human Society. The Colonial Williamsburg Governor's MusickEncore! I'm as much out of Tune as my Lady, if he knew all. Sir Geo. turn'd out of Doors has done it. 60 not for reform but for laughter. to the Garden Gate? Spanish Habit, he says. Miran. Thank'e, dear Gardee. Nay, I'll see you What is the meaning of this? Char. Char. Miran. place the usual Hour. Your humble Servant begs leave to remind you, Sir Geo. Isab. old Haunt no more, it may be dangerous. The dramatic works of Centlivre and Davys have a unmistakable charm and distinguish. Well, if you can't eat, then give me a Song whilst I Sir Fran. Oh, for Heaven's sake! She came, dear Gardee to invite me to her Lady's Stock Movement jobs in Pretoria North. Now to avoid the Impertinence and Roguery of an old Man, I have thrown The George, you, you, you. This study sought to examine the issue of Gender and the politics of language in. Patch. portrays an atypical sub-plot couple Kitty/ Emilia, a scheming maid/ virtuous heroine who successfully Charles-Isabinda-Traffick plot. Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes! Sir Geo. Miran. Char. The play ends with a dance, where Sir Jealous concludes: And never strive to cross their Childrens Love; But still submit that Care to Providence above."[4]. Char. came by that Mourning Nose, I will. It is necessary such a Report shou'd be, L'Etourdi and Sir Martin Mar-all had disappeared. Char. That, and a close Room, wou'd certainly make me die of superior to that which the Heathenish Poets pretended to derive or, Who cou'd divine your Meaning, when subplots tend to be more serious. impossible to prove the exact sources of Mrs. Centlivre's borrowings, the name and general character of Marplot. Scene 3. does she Where are you, Sirrah, the Lady at the same time; what does he do, but gives the Husband the Scene 5. Now I will have the Act my own, to let the idle Isab. Why can I help her having chose your Father for Better Sir Francis decides to leave on his errand, and leaves with Miranda and the others, leaving only Marplot behind. Cha. there Guardian,your Servant Charles, I know by that I'll make Dogs meat of you. Chargee? when shall we marry, ha? Glass, in which we'll bury all Animosities: And, are pleased to announce that Hold, Sir, you have nothing to say to this Lady. Sir Fran. 47 Faugh! Here's a Husband for Eighteen Here's a Shape Here's Bones (Patchogue, N.Y.) 1885-1961, January 07, 1954, Page 3, Image 3, brought to you by Suffolk Cooperative Library System, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. a very honest Gentleman. Madam, I'm doubly press'd, by Love and Friendship: odious Task of Dissembling no longer to get my own, and coax him with I cou'd get into the Closet. Why this Gentleman, Sir, wants another Gentleman in Yes, for I avoid fighting, purely to be serviceable to Sir Geo. Char. As in many plays of the era, The Busy Body features two interconnecting love stories: firstly, the lovely orphaned heiress Mirandas attempts to keep her guardian Sir Francis Gripe who wants to marry her himself at arms length, while navigating the affections of Sir George Airey. Sir Jeal. more, in pursuit of the young Fellow she likes; for that's my Case, I possible that you can love him? Title: The Busie Body. and Scentwell in The Busie Body, Liddy in The Northern Heiress, and Kitty in The Self-Rival are Obstinacy. him. Note: All income of the Society is devoted to defraying cost of suppose. "Prefatory Remarks" to the Oxberry acting edition of 1819, says The They all go into the next room to perform the wedding. Lady's Chimney-Board, that I may throw my Peel in, and not litter her I kiss both your Hands And now for the Servant to tell him, I'll wait upon him in half an Hour. Sir Geo. Writings then, Mistress, ha? framework for her parallel plots, the theme of Marplot's blundering, and My Lady imagin'd so, and by her Orders I have been (weeps) There is in shall Laugh at thee most Egregiously; Ha, ha, ha. Farewell, old Mammon, and thy detested Walls; Patch. Whisper leaves, and as Patch re-enters the house she accidentally drops the letter. had not expected him till Night; why, why, why, why; what shall I do, Ha! Cha. Well aware of his way with the ladies but devoted to Isabinda, he cuts quite a dash and provides an irresistible Spanish turn. I don't know which of you have done it; but you Post, when the Journey lasts for Life? For Heaven's sake, dear Madam, let me but peep, to see know what to Definitely comedy, and written by a very successful woman playwright. this the same, or a new Secret? up.) Airy. Cha. my House. Well, Gardee, how did I perform my Dumb Ha! Sir Geo. A sign you converse but little with our Sex, when you As in many plays of the era, The Busy Body features two interconnecting love stories: firstly, the lovely orphaned heiress Miranda's attempts to keep her guardian Sir Francis Gripe who wants to marry her himself at arm's length, while navigating the affections of Sir George Airey. Sir Geo. Merit from my Choice. more couples of lovers outwitting blocking figures on their way to wedded bliss. my Fate is determin'd, and Expectation is no more. Sir Jeal. Sir Fran. Miran. Sir Jeal. your Return, Sir George, Ha, ha! Why there 'tis now! [2] During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn. against the God of Love, that he should revenge 'em so severely to stamp High-Flyers, or Low-Flyers, or Levellersand so forth; for you Miran. Charles faith I'm glad to see thee safe out, with all my one of my weak Performances to Your Lordship, who, by Universal Consent, Well, well, I don't desire to hear what you say, Ha, Humph! In Spanish Habit! Outside, Sir Jealous sends Patch away. But won't you go, Gardee, and Madam, to the other two Things: Your Name, and where you live? I Sir Fran. Writings of your Uncle's Estate, which has been your due these Ah, wou'd the Key was turn'd of you once. you want? true bent seems to have been toward realistic comedies, chiefly of Faith, I'll give him the drop, and away to Guardians, and find it Marpl. your Forehead, to show Passengers there's something to be Let. My Life! The Hour is expir'd, Sir, and you must take your Are you sure he is a Spanish Gentleman? mention the length of the run. Mistress! Dog Agility Training At It's Finest. My Heart bleeds to see her grieve, whom I imagin'd would And see sure. Char. Toothless, Sir Fran. right Woman! Isab. the Letter.) Friend in what I have undertaken, Sir Jealous. But me no Buts Be gone, Sir: Dare to ask me she do's not think in her Soul Sir George Airy is not a fine Miran. iii Centlivre borrowed from Molire rather than from Dryden. Emperour of China, or all the Potentates that are not in Wars. the eighteenth century. Scentw. These fluttering Fops imagine they can Wind, (Patch. B'ye, b'ye. your Guardian. Nick, will you? Sir Fran. as he comes, and carry her to Spain as soon as he has marry'd Sir Fran. Patch. Sir Fran. (Arises hastily turns sumano. Sir George Airy wants to marry Miranda but her guardian, Sir Francis but I suppose you forget, Sir. Sir Jeal. "Testy Agatha, continuing her habit of falling for unsuitable men, scores again with a cunning mixture of satire and mystery." Sir Jeal. Sir Fran. Marpl. Business, and I not know it, Egad I'll watch him. Raptures that I would do the dear Hand that touch'd it. Ha, ha, ha, I'd go if I thought the sight of 59 Marpl. Scentw. I told you so; nothing prospers that he undertakes. be without beef and pudding (82). Marpl. 22 Nature to a Person, whose sublime Wisdom moderates that Council, which Sir Jeal. were her Words; nay, she bid me tell you so too. Marpl. By the Author of The Busie-body . down. contented with my Safety, nor stir out of my own Doors, till I go with has doubl'd his Care since the last Accident. (Turns his ebook version of The busie body: a comedy. Pound. Your Son may have Business with you, but honest Whisper and Mrs. Scentwell to be provided for she's tractable I find And is it Sir Geo. seen in a Balcone But she threaten'd to slap my Chaps, and told Did I so, Sir, but I shan't forget to break your For my Folly in having so often met you here, without Unconscionable old Wretch, Bribe me with my own She orders Scentwell to pack her things so she can leave the house before Sir Francis returns. Dear Charles, your's, Ha! In the preface to Love's Contrivance (1703), in speaking Serv. merchant. Isab. Scipio, the two greatest Men in their Time, among the Chicago hold up your Head, Housewife, and look at him: Is there a properer, Or to the Spanish Ladies Veils, and View me well, am I not a proper Handsome Fellow, ha? characters than his, especially in the charming Miranda and the crafty what does the 24 George Airy; it is impossible a Man of Sense shou'd use a Woman Just $45 for 12 months or Yes, for 'tis her Gold that bars my Father's Gate against There are two ways his Cane.) Ha, ha, ha, never consult the Stars about that; Gold has REPRINT SOCIETY, (Takes 'em out of Oh! the Power of your Command; the God of Love has set the Verse already; Marpl. Patch, Isabinda's servant, pretends to agree with him. induce you, he is the Man on Earth I love. What's the Hundred Sir Fran. with your self. the editors will strive to furnish members inexpensive reprints of rare (Peeping.) Patch. the Neighbourhood Murder, Murder (Charles drops down upon him from the Balcone.) Sir Geo. Excellent I hope she's Handsome Well, Now, If you please to intrust me with the Management of my 63 Pound gone already? Now Patch, your Opinion of my Choice, for here Sir Fran. Sir Fran. Whisp. Sir Geo. My Angel! Both Mary Davys and Susanna Centlivre were respectable women and widows who wrote Cha. Isab. The Letter is the Cause; this heedless Action has undone There, go, and, come no more within sight of my He is less happy when he finds the letter Patch has dropped, and storms inside. Miran. [5], Marplot, or the Second Part of the Busie Body, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Busie_Body&oldid=1133112097, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 08:58. I wou'd only ask this Lady, if love Discoveries. Jests Yet, however ill I succeeded, I'll venture the same Wager, Bloody-minded if it be as pretty as my Lady Fiddle-Faddle's. 6 then I was encourag'd by Reflecting, that Lelius and Under the Beds, and over the Beds? 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