Pinero, Arthur Wing,  1855-1934 <br/><br/>
The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Schoolmistress_(play)  Release date is 2014-12-06 
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<br/><br/> "The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a farce written in 1886. When a headmistress secretly takes to the stage to fund her aristocratic husband's extravagances, she leaves him in charge of her girls' boarding school. Chaos erupts as students exploit his weakness, hosting an unauthorized party complete with a clandestine marriage, a gruff admiral, and unexpected guests. When a fire sends everyone scrambling and the headmistress returns in full opera costume, a whirlwind of revelations and reconciliations ensues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Comedy plays English drama -- 19th century 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR