The Pinero, Arthur Wing 1855-1934 creator text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Schoolmistress_(play) Release date is 2014-12-06 Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive Original publication data not identified Comedy plays English drama -- 19th century PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47560 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47560 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134108.0 47560