Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751 1816 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, R. B. (Richard Brinsley) St. Patrick's Day; Or, The Scheming Lieutenant: A Farce in One Act Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "St. Patrick's Day; Or, The Scheming Lieutenant: A Farce in One Act" by Sheridan is a comedic play written in the late 18th century. It falls under the category of farce, a genre characterized by exaggerated and improbable situations designed to provoke laughter. The story revolves around themes of love, deception, and social critique, primarily focusing on the misadventures of a soldier aiming to win the heart of a young woman against the backdrop of a humorous conflict with her father. The plot follows Lieutenant O'Connor who, disguised as a simple servant named Humphrey, attempts to win the affection of Lauretta, the daughter of Justice Credulous, who dislikes soldiers. The lieutenant is supported by the comical Dr. Rosy and his fellow soldiers, who add to the chaos. As O'Connor and Rosy's plan unfolds, misunderstandings and comedic encounters ensue, culminating in confusion over O'Connor's identity and intentions. Ultimately, the farce culminates in a comical resolution that mocks authority figures while celebrating the themes of love and loyalty, all wrapped in light-hearted humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama -- 18th century PR Text One Act Plays Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 77443 77458 2024-10-03T10:21:33.979464 2023-10-03T09:15:49.334536 text/html text/html 76883 2019-11-15T00:30:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 25340 2020-12-29T23:41:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 128191 2024-10-03T10:21:41.112419 application/epub+zip 126961 2024-10-03T10:21:37.949418 application/epub+zip 81244 2024-10-03T10:21:36.588443 application/epub+zip 340972 2024-10-03T10:21:43.077412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331114 2024-10-03T10:21:40.228450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245063 2022-09-03T13:07:16.132182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62006 61934 2024-10-03T10:21:33.514450 2023-10-03T09:15:48.908559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66226 2020-06-21T05:39:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23983 2020-12-29T23:41:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 56906 2020-12-29T23:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23032 2020-12-29T23:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21915 2024-10-03T10:21:43.286394 application/rdf+xml 24915 2024-10-03T10:21:37.148426 image/jpeg 4671 2024-10-03T10:21:36.871442 image/jpeg 126014 2024-10-03T10:21:33.987452 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