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full length · drama

The Betrothal: A Sequel to the Blue Bird; A Fairy Play in Five Acts and Eleven Scenes

by Maurice Maeterlinck · translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

29 roles (0M / 0F / 29 any) · approx 114–158 minutes · 5 acts

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

Characters

Tyltyl lead 245 speeches
The Fairy supporting 75 speeches
Light supporting 52 speeches
Rosarelle minor 31 speeches
The Great Ancestor minor 25 speeches
Joy minor 20 speeches
Belline minor 18 speeches
Roselle minor 18 speeches
Milette minor 15 speeches
Gaffer Tyl minor 15 speeches
Mummy Tyl minor 15 speeches
Destiny minor 14 speeches
The Miser minor 14 speeches
Jalline minor 11 speeches
Granny Tyl minor 10 speeches
The Child minor 9 speeches
The Phantom minor 9 speeches
Daddy Tyl minor 8 speeches
Another Little One minor 7 speeches
The Neighbour minor 7 speeches
Aimette minor 6 speeches
The First Child minor 6 speeches
The Great Mendicant minor 5 speeches
Another Child minor 5 speeches
The Rich Ancestor minor 4 speeches
The Youngest Child minor 4 speeches
The Great Peasant minor 3 speeches
The Oldest Child minor 3 speeches
Another minor 3 speeches

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