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Arthur Wing Pinero. The Profligate
The Profligate
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The Profligate A PLAY In Four Acts
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
THE FIRST ACT. THIS MAN AND THIS WOMAN
THE SECOND ACT. THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
THE THIRD ACT. THE END OF THE HONEYMOON
THE FOURTH ACT. THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE
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Arthur Wing Pinero
A Play in Four Acts
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As soon as the play was completed he sought the opinion of one whose attitude towards the drama has always been marked by keen artistic sympathy and generous devotion—that delightful comedian, that masterly manager, John Hare. Mr. Hare’s opinion of “The Profligate” found expression in very practical form. He was at that time on the eve of becoming theatrically homeless, but explaining to the author his plans for the future, he begged Mr. Pinero to keep his play for him until such time as he should be in a position to produce it, a request to which Mr. Pinero gladly acceded.
Two years elapsed, during which period the battle of the isms had proceeded apace, realism clashing with conventionalism, naturalism with romanticism. And the time now seemed ripe to gauge the practical progress of the modern dramatic movement, as we may call it, to test how far theatrical audiences were really prepared to accept serious drama without “comic relief.” The opportunity was at hand, the new Garrick Theatre was completed, and Mr. John Hare produced “The Profligate.”
