Project Gutenberg 2011-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 102 O'Keeffe, John 1747 1833 O'Keefe, John Inchbald, Mrs. 1753 1821 Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson Fontainbleau; a comic opera. In three acts Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fontainbleau; a comic opera in three acts" by John O'Keeffe is a theatrical work composed in the late 18th century. The opera unfolds in a lively and comedic atmosphere, centering around the antics of English characters engaging with their French counterparts during a visit to Fontainbleau, a famous historical residence. Key characters include the down-on-his-luck gentleman Lackland, who is drawn into a whirlwind of humorous situations involving love interests, social misunderstandings, and the pursuit of fortune. The opening of the opera introduces us to a bustling town setting where Mrs. Casey, the landlady, is trying to manage her tavern as her establishment fills with guests. We meet Lackland, who is clearly down on his luck but maintains a facade of confidence and charm. As he interacts with various characters, including his old friend Henry, who has come to Fontainbleau to seek out a romantic interest, we sense a mixture of humor and tension in their conversations about financial troubles, debts, and amorous pursuits. Additionally, the introduction of other characters like Colonel Epaulette and Squire Tallyho adds layers to the comedic undertones as they navigate the colorful interactions and misunderstandings typical of a farce. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Operas -- Librettos PR Text Opera Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 158103 158073 2024-10-15T07:11:42.384756 2023-09-15T12:18:50.997265 text/html text/html 159512 2011-03-28T13:03:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 262653 2011-03-28T13:03:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341858 2024-10-15T07:11:50.700700 application/epub+zip 343368 2024-10-15T07:11:46.010789 application/epub+zip 117248 2024-10-15T07:11:44.652730 application/epub+zip 537740 2024-10-15T07:11:53.673704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514972 2024-10-15T07:11:49.826762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272912 2022-09-16T10:39:43.972318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131316 131227 2024-10-15T07:11:41.404747 2023-09-15T12:18:50.176288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 131106 2011-03-28T13:03:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48235 2011-03-28T13:03:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131098 2011-03-28T13:03:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48193 2011-03-28T13:03:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21993 2024-10-15T07:11:53.810678 application/rdf+xml 18239 2024-10-15T07:11:45.222741 image/jpeg 4080 2024-10-15T07:11:44.940772 image/jpeg 344966 2024-10-15T07:11:42.402764 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia