A VISION OF VENUS;
OR, A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT’S NIGHTMARE.
A FARCICAL PIECE OF SINGULARITY, IN TWOACTS, AND EIGHT TABLEAUX.
PARTLY SUGGESTED BY ANSTEY’S “TINTED VENUS.”
BY HARRY PLEON.
Produced at the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, March 20, 1893.
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Dramatis Personæ,
| ALPHONZO LATHEREM | { | (A Hairdresser and Perfumer, who by some mystic power is beloved andfollowed by Aphrodite) | } | Mr. Harry Pleon. |
| INSPECTOR HANDSAW | (Of the Criminal Investigation Department) | Mr. Edward Leigh. | ||
| AUGUSTUS GILLFEATHER | (A jolly fellow, don’t you know) | Mr. Bruce Lindley. | ||
| FIRST ROBBER | . . . . . . . . . | Mr. F. Beaumont. | ||
| SECOND ROBBER | . . . . . . . . . | Mr. Barrett. | ||
| OLD MAN | . . . . . . . . . | Mr. W. Abbott. | ||
| JANE FRILLINGS | (A Dressmaker) | Miss Ada Morgan. | ||
| VENUS | (The Living Statue) | Miss Amy Lyster. |
TIME OF REPRESENTATION.—One Hour and a Quarter.
1,025. Dicks’ Standard Plays.
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