02233cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000190011324500620013226400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050801960041152011840060753400450179165300350183685600430187199900170191442103UtSlPG20260610133949.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aChapman, W. F.10aApril Fools: A farce in one act for three male characters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2013-02-16 aProduced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"April Fools: A farce in one act for three male characters" by W. F. Chapman is a theatrical play written in the late 19th century. This one-act farce focuses on the humorous misunderstandings surrounding a mix-up involving a letter regarding an engagement and a horse for sale. The work explores themes of deception and mistaken identities through playful dialogue and comedic situations, making it a lighthearted piece meant for entertainment. The play centers around Mr. Peter Dunnbrowne, who is eager to marry off his daughter Fanny, and finds himself entangled in a series of misunderstandings with two other men—Mr. James Smith, who believes he's there to buy a horse named Fanny, and Mr. Joseph Smith, an undertaker who has mistakenly received a letter about Fanny's supposed death. As the characters interact, they unravel the confusion, which ultimately stems from a practical joke related to April Fools' Day. The situation escalates into a comedic revelation that showcases the absurdities of communication gone awry, leaving the audience amused by the clever intertwining of their intentions and the chaos that ensues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aAmerican drama -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42103 c82942d82942