MICHAEL DYNE   (1918 - 1989)

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Plays by Michael Dyne

MICHAEL DYNE

Right And Honourable Gentleman, The

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doollee no

#10487

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Genre:

Play/Drama

Parts:

Male

7

Female

7

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Synopsis:

As John McClain describes, "THE RIGHT AND HONOURABLE GENTLEMAN is in fact a certain Sir Charles Dilke, a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Victorian era who, had he not got his beard caught in the wringer, might have become the successor to Gladstone as Prime Minister. The circumstances leading to his destruction, his private affairs as opposed to those of the Empire, form the background for the evening which, I thought, was highly rewarding. The proceedings introduce Dilke in his finest hour, and obvious choice for the new cabinet, who is not at first perturbed by a number of anonymous letters suggesting that he has been having an affair with a certain young Mrs. Crawford. But then Mr. Crawford sues for divorce, naming Dilke as corespondent, and giving as evidence his wife's "confession" that she had been the mistress of Sir Charles for some time, furthermore, that a maid in his household had also been party to their indiscretions. The emphasis of the drama is skillfully balanced between Dilke's avowal of

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