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Rodwell, George Herbert
Buonaparte

The chimney piece

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THE

CHIMNEY PIECE.

A FARCE,

IN ONE ACT.

BY

G. HERBERT RODWELL,

AUTHOR OF

TEDDY THE
TILEtt,"

*' WAS
I TO BLAME,"
" I'LL BE YOUR

SECOND," &C.
&.C.

PERFORMED AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.

LONDON:

JOHN MILLER, HENRIETTA STREET,

COVENT GARDEN,

(Agent to ihc Dramatic Aittliors'' Soc'iciy. )

]833.

W. GLTXDON, PRINTER,

51, UUl'EHT
STRFET,
II AY M AH KEY.

DEDICATION.

TO

W. FARREN, ESQ.

SIR,

IT was
to you
I owed the production

of the following* Farce
;
it was to you, no less,

1 owed
it's success
;
I feel, therefore,
it
is to

you
I now owe
it's DEDICATION

7

, which
I hope

you will receive with the warmest thanks of

THE AUTHOR.

Avgutt 4th, 1833.

1
.77

DRAMATIS PERSONS.

MEX.

Mr. Muddlebrain, a Disciple of Sir Hum-

phrey Davy
Mr. VV. FARREN.

Frederick, his Brother in Law,
Mr. BRIXDAL.

Shuffle, formerly
Waiter
at a Gambling

House,
Mr. BALLS.

John Horn, an old Domestic,
.
.
. .
Mr. ATLIFFE.

Officer,
....
Mr. COOKE.

WOMEN.

Lucretia, Wife to Mr. Muddlebrain,
....
Mrs. NESBITT.

Mary, her Servant,
Mrs. HUMBY.

This Farce was represented
for
the
first time

March 23,
1833.

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