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Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein

By Richard Brinsley Peake

FRANKENSTEIN.

A ROMANTIC DRAMA, IN THREE ACTS.

BY RICHARD BRINSLEY PEAKE.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

FRANKENSTEIN Mr. Wallack.
CLERVAL (his friend, in love with Elizabeth) Mr. Bland.
WILLIAM (brother of Frankenstein) Master Boden.
FRITZ (servant of Frankenstein) Mr. Keeley.
DE LACEY (a banished gentleman -- blind) Mr. Rowbotham.
FELIX DE LACEY (his son) Mr. Pearman.
TANSKIN (a gipsy) Mr. Shield.
HAMMERPAN (a tinker) Mr. Salter.
A GUIDE (an old man) Mr. R. Phillips.
* * * Mr. T. P. Cooke.
ELIZABETH (sister of Frankenstein) Mrs. Austin.
AGATHA (daughter of daughter of De Lacey) Miss L. Dance.
SAFIE (an Arabian girl, betrothed to Felix) Miss Povey.
MADAME NINON (wife of Fritz) Mrs. T. Weippert.
Gipsies, Peasants, Choristers, and Dancers (Male and Female).

SCENE.

Geneva and its vicinity.

COSTUME

THE MONSTER'S APPEARANCE AND DRESS.

Dark black flowing hair -- a la Octavian -- his face, hands, arms, and legs all bare, being one colour, the same as his body, which is a light blue or French gray cotton dress, fitting quite close, as if it were his flesh, with a slate colour scarf round his middle, passing over one shoulder.

FRANKENSTEIN.

Black velvet vest and trunk breeches -- gray tunic, open, the sleeves open in front, slashed with black -- black silk pantaloons and black velvet shoes -- black velvet hat.

CLERVAL.

Blue-coloured tunic, trimmed with velvet, and silk puffs at arms -- braided pantaloons -- boots -- drab hat and white feather.

WILLIAM.

Fawn-coloured tunic, trimmed with light blue -- white silk pantaloons -- scarlet bottmes -- white satin Italian cap.

FRITZ.

Buff jacket and trunks, trimmed with orange -- blue stockings -- russet shoes -- small three-cornered drab hat.

DE LACEY.

Dark green doublet -- vest trunk breeches to match -- brown stockings -- russet shoes -- and cloth hat.

FELIX.

Green hunting tunic, trimmed with black braid -- russet boots -- black hat and feather.

TANSKIN.

A tight goatskin jacket, leaving the throat and arms bare -- a coarse canvas shirt seen through it, with ragged sleeves, extending, nearly down to the elbow, and hanging loose there -- goatskin breeches, extending half way down the thighs, with ragged underdress or trousers of canvas, reaching within an inch of the knees -- legs bare, sandaled with leather thongs, the hair confined in a long Italian net -- the dress confined at the waist by a belt, in which a knife is stuck -- slouched hat.

HAMMERPAN.

Same as Tanskin, with the addition of a leather apron -- wallet -- bald wig -- and one eye blind.

GUIDE.

Peasant's tunic -- red pantaloons -- russet boots.

ELIZABETH.

Gray silk dress -- trimmed with white fur -- hat to correspond.

AGATHA.

Short pelisse of a dark brown, over a slate-coloured petticoat -- dark brown Italian cap.

SAFIE.

Short frock of crimson cloth, trimmed with silk -- turban head-dress -- red shoes -- and full silk trousers -- large silk shawl or scarf to give an Oriental appearance.

NINON.

A showy Italian peasant's dress, with apron -- head-dress hair confined by long gold pins.

STAGE DIRECTIONS

EXITS AND ENTRANCES.

R. means Right; L. Left; D.F. Door in Flat; R.D. Right Door; L.D. Left Door; S.E. Second Entrance; U.E. Upper Entrance; M.D. Middle Door; L.U.E. Left Upper Entrance; R.U.E. Right Upper Entrance; L.S.E. Left Second Entrance; P.S. Prompt Side; O.P. Opposite Prompt.

RELATIVE POSITIONS.

R. means Right; L. Left; C. Centre; R.C. Right of Centre; L.C. Left of Centre.

                R.    RC.    C.    LC.    L.
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