Play on Words

full length · drama

The Merchant Prince of Cornville: A Comedy

by Samuel Eberly Gross

17 roles (0M / 0F / 17 any) · approx 144–199 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Whetstone lead 182 speeches
Violet lead 136 speeches
Bluegrass lead 135 speeches
Northlake supporting 50 speeches
Scythe supporting 50 speeches
Fopdoodle supporting 43 speeches
Ideal supporting 41 speeches
Punch minor 26 speeches
Catharine minor 24 speeches
Ninon minor 23 speeches
Tom minor 16 speeches
Jack minor 11 speeches
Ii minor 5 speeches
Iii minor 4 speeches
Pompey minor 4 speeches
Hannibal minor 4 speeches
Susan minor 3 speeches

Read the play

SCENE I. _A room at the Dolphin Inn. The hour before the combat._

Ii. _A clearing in a wood. The literary duel._

Iii. _The Glen of Ferns. Love’s high noon._

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