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Comedy18th Century

The Rivals

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1775

A wealthy young captain courts a romantic heiress under a false identity, while a cast of jealous suitors, scheming servants, and the magnificently wrong Mrs. Malaprop spiral toward duels and disaster.

12

Characters

16

Scenes

Notable roles

Mrs. MalapropCaptain AbsoluteLydia LanguishSir Anthony AbsoluteBob AcresFaulkland

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