Restoration Comedy: The Way of the World by William Congreve
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The Way of the World
by William Congreve (1670 -1729)
The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as being one of the best Restoration comedies written and is still performed sporadically to this day.
The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant (originally famously played by John Verbruggen and Anne Bracegirdle). In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive the blessing of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort. Unfortunately, she is a very bitter lady, who despises Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Wilful, to wed Millamant.
Other characters include Fainall who is having a secret affair with Mrs. Marwood, a friend of Mrs. Fainall's, who in turn once had an affair with Mirabell.
Waitwell is Mirabell's servant and is married to Foible, Lady Wishfort's servant. Waitwell pretends to be Sir Rowland and, on Mirabell's command, tries to trick Lady Wishfort into a false engagement. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast of Characters:
Mirabell, in love with Mrs. Millamant - bish
Fainall, in love with Mrs. Marwood - DublinGothic
Betty, the chocolate shop attendant - Lucy Perry
Footman (Servant) - Phil Chenevert
Messenger - Phil Chenevert
Coachman - Phil Chenevert
Witwoud, follower of Mrs. Millamant - thebicyclethief
Petulant, follower of Mrs. Millamant - Martin Geeson
Mrs Fainall , daughter to Lady Wishfort, and wife to Fainall, formerly friend to Mirabell - Carol Box
Mrs Marwood, friend to Mr. Fainall, and likes Mirabell - Helen Falconer
Mincing, woman to Mrs. Millamant - Bev J. Stevens
Waitwell, servant to Mirabell - Nigel Boydell
Foible, woman to Lady Wishfort - Malane
Lady Wishfort, enemy to Mirabell, for having falsely pretended love to her - Mil Nicholson
Peg, woman to Lady Wishfort - Maria Calderazzo
Mrs Millamant, a fine lady, niece to Lady Wishfort, and loves Mirabell - Liberty Stump
Sir Wilfull Witwoud, half brother to Witwoud, and nephew to Lady Wishfort - Bob Gonzalez
Narrator - Algy Pug
Dedication, Prologue & Dramatis Personae - Martin Geeson
Gutenberg e-text
Wikipedia - William Congreve
Wikipedia - The Way of the World
LibriVox’s The Way of the World Internet Archive page
Zip file of the entire book 88.4MB
RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes
Total running time: 3:04:10
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Algy Pug & Phil Chenevert
Dedicated Proof-Listener: thebicyclethief
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: David Lawrence & TriciaG
by William Congreve (1670 -1729)
The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as being one of the best Restoration comedies written and is still performed sporadically to this day.
The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant (originally famously played by John Verbruggen and Anne Bracegirdle). In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive the blessing of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort. Unfortunately, she is a very bitter lady, who despises Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Wilful, to wed Millamant.
Other characters include Fainall who is having a secret affair with Mrs. Marwood, a friend of Mrs. Fainall's, who in turn once had an affair with Mirabell.
Waitwell is Mirabell's servant and is married to Foible, Lady Wishfort's servant. Waitwell pretends to be Sir Rowland and, on Mirabell's command, tries to trick Lady Wishfort into a false engagement. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast of Characters:
Mirabell, in love with Mrs. Millamant - bish
Fainall, in love with Mrs. Marwood - DublinGothic
Betty, the chocolate shop attendant - Lucy Perry
Footman (Servant) - Phil Chenevert
Messenger - Phil Chenevert
Coachman - Phil Chenevert
Witwoud, follower of Mrs. Millamant - thebicyclethief
Petulant, follower of Mrs. Millamant - Martin Geeson
Mrs Fainall , daughter to Lady Wishfort, and wife to Fainall, formerly friend to Mirabell - Carol Box
Mrs Marwood, friend to Mr. Fainall, and likes Mirabell - Helen Falconer
Mincing, woman to Mrs. Millamant - Bev J. Stevens
Waitwell, servant to Mirabell - Nigel Boydell
Foible, woman to Lady Wishfort - Malane
Lady Wishfort, enemy to Mirabell, for having falsely pretended love to her - Mil Nicholson
Peg, woman to Lady Wishfort - Maria Calderazzo
Mrs Millamant, a fine lady, niece to Lady Wishfort, and loves Mirabell - Liberty Stump
Sir Wilfull Witwoud, half brother to Witwoud, and nephew to Lady Wishfort - Bob Gonzalez
Narrator - Algy Pug
Dedication, Prologue & Dramatis Personae - Martin Geeson
Gutenberg e-text
Wikipedia - William Congreve
Wikipedia - The Way of the World
LibriVox’s The Way of the World Internet Archive page
Zip file of the entire book 88.4MB
RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes
Total running time: 3:04:10
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Algy Pug & Phil Chenevert
Dedicated Proof-Listener: thebicyclethief
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: David Lawrence & TriciaG
