The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

The Persons of the Play

• Aubrey Tanqueray

• Paula

• Ellean

• Cayley Drummle

• Mrs. Cortelyon

• Captain Hugh Ardale

• Gordon Jayne, M.D.

• Frank Misquith, Q.C., M.P.

• Sir George Orreyed, Bart.

• Lady Orreyed

• Morse

The Present Day.

The Scene of the First Act is laid at Mr. Tanqueray’s rooms, No. 2x, The Albany, in the month of November; the occurrences of the succeeding Acts take place at his house, Highercoombe, near Willowmere, Surrey, during the early part of the following year.

Act I

Aubrey Tanqueray’s Chambers in the Albany—a richly and tastefully decorated room, elegantly and luxuriously furnished: on the right a large pair of doors opening into another room, on the left at the further end of the room a small door leading to a bedchamber. A circular table is laid for a dinner for four persons which has now reached the stage of dessert and coffee. Everything in the apartment suggests wealth and refinement. The fire is burning brightly.