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Venus Observed

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4f, 6m

Christopher Fry

Venus Observed
by Christopher Fry

Resigning himself to the autumn of his life, the Duke prepares to seek a wife from three of his former mistresses, selected by his son, following the tradition of Paris by offering an apple to the chosen one.However when a radiant young girl, Perpetu…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4f, 6m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Resigning himself to the autumn of his life, the Duke prepares to seek a wife from three of his former mistresses, selected by his son, following the tradition of Paris by offering an apple to the chosen one.However when a radiant young girl, Perpetua arrives. The Duke snatches the apple and offers it to her, but she draws on a pistol and shatters it. Her father the agent wishes her to marry the Duke,but the latter resigns himself to marrying the mistress who really loves him.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting An observatory room, a temple by a lake.
  • Cautions
    • Open Flame

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Christopher Fry

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