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100 1 _aBangs, John Kendrick,
_d1862-1922
245 1 2 _aA Proposal Under Difficulties: A Farce
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-08-20
508 _aProduced by David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"A Proposal Under Difficulties: A Farce" by John Kendrick Bangs is a comedic play written in the late 19th century, likely during the Victorian era. This light-hearted work centers around the humorous trials and tribulations of romantic proposals and the misunderstandings that ensue. The play features typical themes of love and social interaction, casting light on the awkwardness often found in courtship. The storyline unfolds in a fashionable New York drawing-room, where two suitors, Robert Yardsley and Jack Barlow, compete for the affection of Dorothy Andrews. As Yardsley prepares to propose, he inadvertently ends up making an embarrassing proposal to the housemaid, Jennie, who misunderstands his intentions. This mix-up leads to a series of comedic exchanges and the threat of retribution from Jack Barlow who is also in pursuit of Dorothy. The play pieces together themes of mistaken identities and comedic timing, eventually culminating in the resolution of the romantic entanglements with humor and charm as Yardsley finally proposes to Dorothy and receives her affirmation despite the chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComedy plays
653 _aAmerican drama -- 19th century
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Drama
653 _aMarriage proposals -- Drama
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37140
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