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The Second Mrs. Tanqueray ▾
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  1. The Persons of the Play
  2. Act I
  3. Act II
  4. Act III
  5. Act IV
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The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Arthur W. Pinero

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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.

restoring your place…

fetching the rest…

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The Second Mrs. Tanqueray by Arthur W. Pinero. The text is in the US public domain, from the Standard Ebooks edition. Served from our own copy; read on their site for the full edition with images and typography.

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