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NOTE ON THE LENGTH OF THIS PLAY

The Play of The Duchess of Padua is about 2600 lines long, divided into the following proportions nearly:—

         

Act I.	443 lines.
Act II.	642 lines.
Act III.	510 lines.
Act IV.	564 lines.
Act V.	443 lines.

I estimate the acting time of the play at two hours and twenty-five minutes, in the following proportions nearly:—

         

Act I.	25 minutes.
Act II.	36 minutes.
Act III.	29 minutes.
Act IV.	31 minutes.
Act V.	25 minutes.