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The Step-Mother

Colman, George (1732-1794)
  
THE STEP-MOTHER;
  
[note]
  
[dedication]
  
[castlist]
  
[section]
  
PROLOGUE.
  
ANOTHER PROLOGUE.

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ACT I.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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ACT II.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
 3. 
SCENE III.
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ACT III.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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SCENE IX.
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SCENE X.
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ACT IV.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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SCENE IX.
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ACT V.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.

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Exhibited at the Megalesian Games,

Sextus Julius Cæsar and Cn. Cornelius Dolabella, Curule Ædiles: It was not acted through: The Musick, composed for Equal Flutes, by Flaccus, Freedman to Claudius: It is entirely from the Greek of Apollodorus: It was acted first without a Prologue, Cn. Octavius and T. Manlius, Consuls; and brought on again at the Funeral Games of Æmilius Paulus: It did not please: It was acted a third time, Q. Fulvius and L. Marcius, Curule Ædiles: Principal Actor, L. Ambivius Turpio: It pleas'd.

Year of Rome 588

Before Christ 165

 

The title to this play varies extremely in different editions. That given here is taken chiefly from Westerhovius.

Criticks differ about the name of the Greek Poet from whom this play was taken. It is generally said to be Apollodorus; and most agree that this Comedy was not taken, like the four first of our author, from Menander.

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