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Title: A Fairy Tale in Two Acts Taken from Shakespeare (1763)

Author: William Shakespeare

Release Date: July 7, 2004 [eBook #12842]

Language: English

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A FAIRY TALE IN TWO ACTS, TAKEN FROM SHAKESPEARE.

As it is Performed at the THEATRE-ROYAL In DRURY-LANE, LONDON

Printed for J. and R. Tonson.

MDCCLXIII.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

MEN.

Quince, a Carpenter, Mr. Love.
Bottom, the Weaver, Mr. Baddely.
Snug, the Joiner, Mr. Clough.
Flute, the Bellows-mender, Mr. Castle.
Snout, the Tinker, Mr. Ackman.
Starveling, the Taylor, Mr. Parsons.

FAIRIES.

Oberon, King of the Fairies, Miss Rogers.
Titania, Queen of the Fairies, Miss Ford.
Puck, Master Cape.
First Fairy, Miss Wright.
Second Fairy, Master Raworth.

Other Fairies attending the King and Queen.

SCENE, Athens, and a Wood not far from it.

A FAIRY TALE.

ACT I. SCENE I.

SCENE a Room in Quince's House.

Enter Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snowt, and Starveling.

QUINCE.

Is all our company here?

Bot. You were best to call them generally, man by man, according to
the scrip.

Quin. Here is the scrowl of every man's name, which is thought
fit through all Athens to play in our interlude before the Duke and
Dutchess, on his wedding day at night.

Bot. First, good Peter Quince, say what the play treats on; then
read the names of the actors; and so grow on to a point.

Quin. Marry, our play is the most lamentable comedy, and most cruel
death of Pyramus and Thisby.

Bot. A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry. Now, good
Peter Quince, call forth your actors by the scrowl. Masters, spread
yourselves.

Quin. Answer as I call you. Nick Bottom the w