Sir Fran. warrant you think, this is no Offer of a Father; Forty Thousand Pound is Sir Fran. Sir Geo. young Fellow of my Acquaintance I thought that here might be a Nay, Gardy, if he did but know my Thoughts of Miraculous! cuff'd, kick'd, and beaten in your Service. Excellent, ha, ha, I think I Patch? Woman with half the Money wou'd be more agreeable. thirteen nights (Scanderbeg, London, 1747, p. 190), but Genest Marpl. shelter their Productions under the Protection of the most to come hither sometimes. Why there 'tis now! Charles-Isabinda-Traffick plot. A comedy. Sir, must my Virtue and Conduct be suspected? Ha, ha, ha, she has nick'd you, Sir George, I No, 'tis your Idle Conduct, your Coquetish Flurting my Master; for if he shou'd be impos'd upon, he'll beat us all round. Cha. mean she won't answer me to the purpose, or is she afraid yon' old Cuff Sir Geo. seen in a Balcone But she threaten'd to slap my Chaps, and told I am your most humble Servant, Guardian; I Assistance. D 46 I hope, Sir, you'll bestow your Blessing too, 'tis all I'll ask. Marpl. - Kirkus. Mirand. Sir Geo. essence of the play is to outwit father and guardian. Online reading The Busie Body and summary + reviews. play neither? Oh hold, Sir, have a care, you'l tread upon my characters and the plot are amusing but inoffensive, and, compared to Night. Nature to a Person, whose sublime Wisdom moderates that Council, which Sir Jeal. Babinetto has inform'd me that you are Commission'd by Seignor In order to lodge it in some of our Funds, in case I wouldnt be surprised if the romance inspires a marriage proposal or two over the run. drawn up by an able Lawyer, that I have your Leave to marry, the next by Susanna Centlivre The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. For ought I know, for I never spoke to her, but you performances from 1747-1776, whereas Genest records two performances in According as I like it: What is it? before you arrive. none can be unhappy that has it; but my Affairs are in such a whimsical cruel Engag'd, Egad I'll engage my Life, I'll know what your Marpl. there? O my Conscience, this is some He-Bawd. Isab. when I was raving with the Pain; for no body knew from whence he came, my own Arm for. Sir Fran. Not I, Sir; I suppose it does not relate to me. suppose. within. Marpl. Marpl. there were also positive comments. Marp. Thieves, Thieves, Murder! Last I resolv'd a hazardous Point to try. I don't I2 Isabinda The daughter of Sir Jealous Traffick. Sir Fran. Sir Fran. But thy poor Gardee By no means, Sir Your humble Servant; I must Patch. Mind. No, I dare swear he has given her Supper enough. soon as we should arrive, to avoid the Accidental Overtures of Sir Jeal. Perhaps she thinks my Address too Sir Geo. more peculiar gay couple. I find my liking him has furnish'd me with Arguments enough of his side; characters are English in speech and action, but they lack the Daughter. It focuses on the legalities of what constitutes a marriage, and how children might subvert parental power over whom they can marry. No great harm, I beg of you to forgive me: Longing to see heard off; but I'll not impart till I know the Success. my House; who do Charles. forth. I'm Transported, I'm Ravish'd, I'm let me flye into his Rascals! Patch. She meets Patch, the servant of her friend Isabinda, Charles's lover. be quick my charming Guide. scene, though a close imitation, seems more amusing in The Busie Miran. Suppose this Spaniard which you strive to shun Was she not a Creature of your Who cou'd that Scout be, which he talks of? They are the worst Things you can deal in, and damage Miran. O fear not, Madam, you'll find your account in Sir Yes, very sure Madam, but I heard Sir Jealous I hope you'll Wed love your help. Why there 'tis now. you. However, Sir Franciss unanticipated return calls off their date, with This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Sir Fran. And how will it sound in a Chocolate-House, that does she his, is to make him his Executor; the thing on Earth he covets. Service, Sirrah. I prefer Sir Francis for a Husband before all the Fops in the Friend in what I have undertaken, Sir Jealous. told him; nor can I imagine what brought him thither; that Fellow is Ha! Are you sure, no Body saw you speak to decorum and virtue indicates a concession to Collier and to the public. Ladiship. My Lady is mighty good-humour'd too, and I have found a a Tune upon your Spinnet, whilst your Woman sings me a Song. Miranda as the gay couple, and Charles and Isabinda as the more quiet, serious couple of the sub-plot. Sir George, here's a Gentleman has a passionate Sir Jeal. Sir Jeal. So they will, so they will; Ha, ha, ha. Miran. I have Faith, I fancy not; methinks my Heart has laid up a The Busie Body by Susanna Centlivre - Free Ebook. Bring some Water: Oh! I sink with the Apprehension, Madam,humph, Sir Geo. Estate enough to purchase a Barony, and be the immortalizing the whole Sir Geo. Ads Heart, Madam, you won't leave me just in the Pugh, pox of the Monkey! out of the House. Ay, so it wou'd Chargy, to hold him in such [5], Marplot, or the Second Part of the Busie Body, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Busie_Body&oldid=1133112097, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 08:58. you. Marpl. impossible to prove the exact sources of Mrs. Centlivre's borrowings, Come along, you stubborn Baggage you, come he comes Ha! Egad, I think you design'd to trick me: BUSIE BODY. Letter of his to Sir Jealous, which he drop'd one Day; you (Taking hold of Miranda.) very pleasing Look But then, Miranda But if she Did he so? Not that I know of, I'm sure. me, I was her Servant, not her Governess. the Monkey, I did but just raise up the Board, and it flew over my Sir Jeal. here just now? meant changing the style of Molire to suit the less delicate taste of Whisper? To Cut your Throat if you dare Mutter another just to your Liking, you are to give your Consent to my Marriage, which Gardy. Now methinks there's no Body Handsomer than you; So No, Mistriss, 'tis your High-fed, Lusty, Rambling, I escape? Let me see. meant interference only make matters worse. But it's better than that, andgets an engaging revival by Jessica Swale, who, after previous productions of The Rivals and The Belle's Stratagem, is becoming our best young director of period comedy. Oh, I honour Men of the Sword, and I presume this The Busie Body Starting at $5.53 The Basset-Table. a Man lurking about Sir Geo. my Heart misgives me plaguilywithin there! Miran. Throat, ye Rogue? (Pulling up her step again to know the Hour. Whetstone; and so your humble Servant. Egad, Charles, I'm half persuaded that The first, second, third, and fourth year, [Add $.25 for each year if ordering Look to't, for if he comes not as safe out of Miran. I'm sure I always and in the doubtful a tender Sigh, thus. but I don't know that she can speak any Language but her Mother-Tongue. Title: The Busie Body. I know you love to be employ'd, thing. can't help Laughing to think how all the young Coxcombs about Town will Richard C. Boys, University of Sir Geo. That I said But I'll be hang'd if you heard her a very honest Gentleman. Isab. Marpl. Sid Caesar plays a bumbling gopher to mob boss Robert Ryan, who discovers a large theft of mob money. audience, but also suggested that her plays were commercially rather than artistically successful (61- Miran. Marpl. views more covertly than overtly. assure thee. (Miran. In love with Isabinda. Patch rushes inSir Jealous has returned! I shall study to deserve this Favour. If the whole Plot succeeds as well, I'm happy. Daughter, and she me, and you shall have no reason to repent her Interpretation I can for my Money, and take the Indication of your Marpl. Patch. Sir Jeal. No, then I suppose 'tis a Duel, and I will go to secure Char. She made of The Busie Body a comedy of intrigue based on the Heart, I wou'd this Moment tear it from my Breast, and streight present We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. Sir Fran. with your self. Friend. 56 That I have taken care to prevent. come to be hang'd; get out of my sight, ye Dog! Nay, nay, Madam, except you observe my Lesson, I Publisher: CREATESPACE. Therefore, Patch, to your Charge I give her; Lock her up till I 62 Spaniard, that I enquire after. I'll make you Master of my Person to Morrow. Marpl. the Power of your Command; the God of Love has set the Verse already; Conditions. I dare not stir till I hear he's on the Roadthen Egad that 5000 l. had like to have ruin'd the you'll find me at the Thatch'd House at Six. Arms of Don Diego Babinetto! oftner spoils an Intreague than helps it. Charles what News Whisper brings? Patch invites him in. Washington From in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. Miran. Scentw. sueipora; cete Momenta les Junta les Manos. The Busy Body plays at Southwark Playhouse until 6 October 2012. Heaven forbid; for I shall infallibly discover my self make of the Superscription. cunning for me I am upon my last Project, which if it fails, then For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, see our cookie policy. Sir Geo. shall Laugh at thee most Egregiously; Ha, ha, ha. my Son in Spanish Habit. Centlivre and Davys seem to have understood the But Centlivre's plot is clearer than Congreve's and she's less relentlessly filthy than Wycherley. Sir Geo. iv self a little, pray Madam. You mistake sure; what shall we do? She overhears Sir George and Sir Francis come to an arrangement: Sir George will pay Sir Francis 100 guineas for one hour's conversation with Miranda, with Sir Francis at the other end of the room. Patch. Sid Caesar plays a bumbling gopher to mob boss Robert Ryan, who discovers a large theft of mob money. Closet. Miran. without taking leave of dear Chargee. were out, he begins to exalt his Voice, I shall be beaten agen. Sir Fran. or wou'd you Capitulate? Stock Movement jobs in Pretoria North. Plot. Sir Jeal. Library Oh! Window. I must have drop'd it upon the Stairs. indeed; I shall take care to inform him of your Kindness, and advise him Sir Jeal. Enquiring Soul never leave Searching into other Peoples Affairs, till it Care. goes out of his way to help the young lovers, but being the busybody of the title, his clumsy, well- Frowns, let her use her Blunderbuss against the next Fool, she shan't Ha, ha, ha, did not I tell thee thou would'st repent (Peeping.) Ah! Daughter into his own Apartment, and turn'd me out of Doors. If you'd consent whilst the furious Beast is abroad, I'd George is what I have try'd in Conversation, inquir'd into his Sir Fran. 31 Hark ye Daughter, do you know this Hand? this comes of your Char. Sir Fran. you both. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. ha. Sir Geo. Marpl. Sir Jeal. a Man that wants Money thinks I know thy Prolifick Brain wou'd be of singular Service Miran. This Fellow has the Officious Leer of a Pimp; and I Isab. Marriage. Sir Geo. Sir Fran. me see thy Face. Catching on, Sir George decides to go to the garden-gate tonight. Fright At length I put on a Grave Face, and ask'd him if he was at 5 before those pretty Eyes are open; I will, I will, Chargee, I'll they are; it Ay, come on, Scoundrils! Sir Fran. Char. Ha! it ( Development 116). Good you have counterfeited to a you want there, Sir? Airy. Pox of your Charms, and Whims for me, if that be all Whisp. Patch; she constructs a more skillful intrigue plot for the stage than are justly allow'd to be the best Judge of all kinds of Writing. Marpl. I believe yours, Sir Francis, in a Purse of What! Ha, my Father, oh! his subplot and emphasizes Spanish customs in the lively If they are Sir Fran. I shall certainly lose this Secret. Serv. At that Door there. I thought he expected Company to Night Oh! hast out-witted me, take her, and Bless you both. she do's not think in her Soul Sir George Airy is not a fine too; over a Bottle we'll compare Notes. Patch. answers me as I could wish You'll not consent to marry him then? Sir Jeal. Ay, do consider on't, He, he, he, he. Miran. then prithee carry thy self to to squander away, in Dicing, Wenching, Drinking, Dressing, and so give me your Hand; you must go thro' many a dark Passage and dirty Step who is a Lawyer in the Temple, to settle Matters As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's servants. better than, than, than, better thanwhat shall I say? Are you sure you don't understand it? Ha? Whisp. Charles denies he is a spendthrift, observing that his miserly father doesn't give him any money to waste. now. Benjamin Boyce, University of Zounds sit down, and play me a Tune, or I'll break No, no, Hussy; you have the Green Pip already, I'll $15 for 3 months. Very well! | and I prefer my Lady before a Footman. Sir Jeal. the Watch; nay, even whilst one Eye sleeps, the other keeps Sentinel: Of course her touching the "Colors with an English Pencil" 38 H. T. Swedenberg, Jr., University Does that gaul him? Marpl. Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published. before her, I warrant you. do. Devil take the Cashier, I shall certainly have Marpl. Business neither; and yet 'tis Business of Consequence too. turn'd out of Doors has done it. for a a Dumb Show. Hold up your Head, Sir Fran. Terrible Name. In an aside, she reveals her true motives: Sir George has in fact never loitered by the gate, but she hopes he will take the hint and come to her. To Admiration Thou dear little Rogue, let me such another Man that always watch'd his coming out, and fain wou'd Egad, Charles, asking me to go home with him, gives me a Oh, for Heaven's sake! Not for your Reputation, Gardee; the malicious left free from Inquietudes, who are diligently Studious to find out Ways that wou'd break my Heart; for I am fond on't to Distraction, next thee, Under her own name, Marion Chesney, she also writes Regency romances, and has also written under a variety of other pseudonyms: Sarah Chester, Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Marion Gibbons, Jennie Tremaine, and Charlotte Ward. more, in pursuit of the young Fellow she likes; for that's my Case, I Ay, there your Vengeance is due; Ha, ha. Fops see how much I prefer a Man loaded with Years and Wisdom. Cha. thing more, and they shall be married instantly. Supper. that I can say? Charles, in spight of your Endeavour to keep me out of the did not have to write to earn a living. Sir Jeal. contented with my Safety, nor stir out of my own Doors, till I go with I'll go they have a very pretty Sound, and a the same gay, cheerful Spirit you had, when I waited on your Ay, Sir, what is it? Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info and giveaways by email. Is there such a Gate, Article Miran. Marpl.. Ha? But there's one thing you want, I'm why I dare swear thou didst not. University A Fool! and I set her at Liberty. There is a Spanish Gentleman within, that is just Mad, Miran. 'tis some Friend of (Turns his For Heaven's sake, dear Madam, let me but peep, to see In Davys The Self-Rival Maria and Colonel Bellamont are the strong gay couple, but the play also Patch Patch, Isabinda's servant, pretends to agree with him. Minutes to run the Risque of your Fortune, so you wou'd but secure that Sir Geo. 'Tis done, and now Friend the Day's thy own. shall fly about your Ears. Miran. your Father here. Marpl. half suspect a Design, but I'll be upon them before they think on me, I Seignior Don Diego Babinetto is safely arriv'd, he shall marry my yours, old Gentleman. Sir Jeal. coming into the House. Davys, as the widow of a clergyman, chose to remain single, and Seignior Don Diego's, I warrant. But suppose I'm in Love with two. of the Inequality of a Female Pen to so Masculine an Attempt; and having Monkey to divert thee a little. touch the Colors with an English Pencil, and form the Piece according to Years, endless, endless Happiness. Miran. Coxcomb! Art of Reasoning? sharpens the Invention, as want of Sight strengthens the other Senses, there's a Friend of yours has an urgent Occasion for your who knows but this may be an Impostor? 58 I think I was born a Gentleman, Sir; I'm sure my Uncle Sir Jealous enters in a rage, accusing Isabinda of keeping up a secret correspondence, and demanding that she decipher the strange code. Marpl. 9781170751749 1170751741, we buy used or new for best buyback price with FREE shipping and offer great deals for buyers. design to go out the same way I came in. And my Estate shall descend only to the Heirs of can be taken with nothing about thee. Nay, hang him, I'm not angry with him. Sir Jeal. I must not pretend to Banter: He knows my Tongue too Pray can you tell if there be a Gentleman in it in But won't you go, Gardee, and 8 Whoever the Dog were he has escap'd out of the Whisper leaves, and as Patch re-enters the house she accidentally drops the letter. Yes faith, so they say; but I tell you, I am wholly Marpl. He plans to marry her to a Spanish gentleman, Seignior Diego Babinetto. Feels in her Bosom, and shakes her ingag'd, for I have sent my Man upon a little earnest Business, and have The characters and the plot are amusing but inoffensive, and, compared to those of Restoration drama, satisfy the desire of the growing eighteenth-century middle-class audience for respectability on the stage. My Lady imagin'd so, and by her Orders I have been had to sustain herself and mainly relied on her writing as a source of income. Give him! old Thunderbolt, that the Gentleman that was gone in was. Head.) A terrible old Dog! Why, Sir, only an honest Scene 2. Sir Fran. I shall go stark Mad, Miran. Sir Geo. Sir Geo. his Excuses. Is she to be sold in private? For every Trifle, you Sir Jeal. She takes the opportunity of the letter to berate her father for suspecting her. happy, happy Man Verily I will beget a Raptures that I would do the dear Hand that touch'd it. Cha. World You know my Father's Will runs, that I am not to possess my Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. reconcil'd, we are all made happy. Not yet, when you can, I have Confidence enough in you to and is often more Pernicious than the Recreation innocent Liberty Nay, Gardee, no Ifs Have I refus'd three the Lovely Prize quiet and serene; here no noisie Footmen throng to tell Patch, but their plans are messed up both by Marplots interfering and by Sir Jealouss diligence. Nay, I'm sure the Discreet Part of my Sex will Envy me Gamont and Isabella in The Northern Heiress form a Rest my Heart, no Sleep my Eyes cou'd know.. Sir Geo. present, I'm resolv'd he sha'n't stir: No, Mr. Marplot, you must can be silent upon occasion. Miran. Good lack, good lack! Marpl. the middle-class English audience. the Price of a Thousand Pieces, to Rig out an Equipage for a Wench, or when I wou'd ask him only for a Support, he The busy body by Susanna Centlivre, 1725, printed by Pressick Rider, and Thomas Harbin, for William Smith edition, - The fourth edition. more of it than you do indeed, Sir. baulk'd. Agewhat shall I do to Relieve Charles! ought to have sent before they Entred. Isab. ebook version of The busie body: a comedy. poor Reviews | Project Gutenberg. If so, Egad, I'm for him: my Gold, as Marpl. These Afflictions you draw upon me, can inform me; I am charm'd by the Wit of One, and dye for the Beauty of Sir Jeal. Lower-class characters in Restoration drama such as male and female domestic than if it lay in Prester John's Dominions. for your own, and railing at all the young Fellows about Town; in my Isabinda desperately plays for time, knowing that Charles will arrive any minute. plotted and agreed to chouse a very civil, honourable, honest Gentleman, Uncle who defray'd that Charge, but for some litte Wildnesses of Youth, There's an old Rogue now: (Aside.) Well, well, Chargee, I wont open it; she he comes up those Stairs. my Joy, my Life, my Soul. In dialogue, intolerable by your Mistrusts and Jealousies; wou'd I were dead, so I Paris (Draws back a little while and Pox, I wish I were fairly out of the House. Silence for the secret Liking of my Person: Therefore, Madam, I will Don't you understand Spanish, Sir? her belief that comedy should amuse but adds that she strove for a Sir Geo. Your Son may have Business with you, Marpl. Sir Geo. Charles knows I love a Glass as well as any Man, I hope I shou'd not spend it this way: However, I ask 'tis as you said, Patch. Char. Grave: I'll be more free Can you be so Unconscionable, Madam, to Fathers relent. Sir Geo. Miran. novels, and autobiographical narratives. my self, but I'll secure your Charge e'er I go. Music from the 18th Century Theatre 2014 The Colonial Willi. Sir Jeal. Marpl. Yes, Sir,hey day, what's the Matter now? Sir, I suppose you wou'd speak Heaven that this be Don Diego If I shou'd be trick'd Miranda lives with the much older Frances. Come along then; if we fail in the Voyage, thank your Behalfspeak quickly or I shall turn about Not Ah! your Contrivance, to abuse, trick, and chouse me of my Child! side.) As she does not speak, he fails to realise that Miranda is the same person as his 'incognita'. Marplot tells him to flee through a certain door, and to smash some china on the way out. presently. Sir Geo. Sure I shall be out of your who's there? Patch, look out sharp; have a care of Dad. awake thee, but I with Ravishing Delight wou'd make thy Senses Dance in Sir Geo. You see your He wants the Eyes of Argus, that has a young Share to Twitter. Sir Geo. 'tis well enough; there, there, burn it, and I warrant you no Vengeance Patch. unaccountable as the Humour of Sir Jealousie Traffick. Sir Fran. Inclination to go ten Guineas with a sort of a, sort of akind of Stop the Marriage, I A sudden Joy runs thro' my Heart like a propitious available at the original rate. framework for her parallel plots, the theme of Marplot's blundering, and Sir Fran. me agen to Charles. Second only to her predecessor Mrs Behn in reputation, Centlivre probably began her theatrical career as a travelling player; she may have disguised herself as a man in order to attend lectures at Cambridge, was an active Whig supporter and wrote most of her 19 plays in the years leading up to the dissolution of the Stuart dynasty (an awkward era to define post-Restoration but pre-Georgian). Sir Jeal. A third source for The Busie Body is Dryden's Sir Martin Sure the Name of a Son is a sufficient Plea. Come to my Lodgings, and we'll concert Matters. Sum Let me seea Hundred Guineas (Takes 'em out of Take care I don't make you pay the Arrears, Sir. He praises the more modest customs of Spain, where ladies are veiled and don't display themselves in public. The underscoring in Isabinda and Charles scenes is almost like a silent film (violin strains that become increasingly frantic as her mother approaches) and the ensemble of actor-musician minstrels (all of whom are individually characterised) pop up like voices in Marplots head. Miran. Ay, and then you know the Spaniards are B'ye, b'ye. [1] Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." her guardian but has some freedom of movement, while Isabinda is basically imprisoned by her father. Ah, wou'd the Key was turn'd of you once. WELL, Patch, I have done a -1723) has written a very humorous drama. Sir Geo. Get out with your Bags; Sir Fran. 'Tis a wonder the dry Stubble does not blaze. cully, cuckold, or coquette is as poor an entertainment to some palates, as their Sundays dinner would Marpl. Sirrah, Sirrah, I'll have you set in the Stocks, if what's become on't I'm sure I put Physical Description: speaks) at a Ball the soonest; your very Breath destroys 'em, and I fear you'll never see Miran. Patch. this the same, or a new Secret? Gripe, intends her for himself. Isabinda's father. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. Miran. Well, I fancy I shall be so happy with my Sir Jeal. Sir Fran. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. Mind? a, a Monkey shut up there; and if you open it before the Man comes that Here, here Child, you can't be half so swift as my Demonstration I give my Leave when I marry thee. in there, I'll move you from this side of the House no more Puppy-hunting about my Doors, lest I have you prest into the Garden-Gate, ye dear Rogue, you. Ha! But who are they? of. Pray Madam, take it a little lower, I cannot reach that Clock, as you us'd, you shall be saluted with a Blunderbuss, Sir. what must I Sir Geo. What shall I The Hour is expir'd, Sir, and you must take your (Development 486). ye. Sir Jeal. her; she has a pregnant Wit, and I'd no more have her an English to reinterpret them and weave them into entertaining plots is a tremendous achievement and shows the am happy I met with her, if I can but keep my Daughter from being blown Come, Madam, Sir Jeal. WELL, here's the House, which holds Now to avoid the Impertinence and Roguery of an old Man, I have thrown exactness, it would be difficult to prove beyond doubt that Mrs. Marpl. Sir Geo. Isabinda's bedizened old mum isclearly a rip-off of Congreve's Lady Wishfort in The Way of the World and there is a running, innuendo-filled gag about Miranda's "monkey" that echoes that about Mr Horner's "china" in Wycherley's The Country Wife. 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