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RECKLESS. My old friend Facile. I can’t be mistaken. (slaps on back.) Facile, my boy!

FACILE. (aside.) That’s the constable. No, sir, not here; it came from the window next door.

Act I, Scene ii

TWICE KILLED

A FARCE

IN

ONE ACT

BY

JOHN OXENFORD

AUTHOR OF

Five Pounds Reward; Only a Half-penny; Reigning Favourite; Dice of Death, &c. &c.

THOMAS HAILES LACY,

89, STRAND,

(Opposite Southampton Street, Covent Garden Market,) LONDON.

TWICE KILLED.

First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, November 26th, 1835.

CHARACTERS.

Table of Contents

Mr. Euclid Facile	Mr. KEELEY.
Mr. Ralph Reckless	Mr. J. VINING.
Tom, (his servant)	Mr. SALTER.
Mr. Holdfast	Mr. W. VINING.
Mr. Fergus Fable	Mr. COLLIER.
Robert	Mr. BRAYNE.
Mrs. Facile	Miss PAGET.
Miss Julia Flighty	Miss MALCOLM.
Fanny Pepper	Mrs. ORGER.

COSTUMES.

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FACILE.—Brown dress coat, black pantaloons, white waistcoat.

RECKLESS.—Green Newmarket cut coat, light waistcoat, fashionable trousers.

FABLE.—Black suit.

MR. HOLDFAST.—Brown coat, dark trousers, and shoes.

TOM.—Grey livery coat, white knee breeches, top boots.

ROBERT.—Green livery coat, white knee breeches, ditto gaiters.

MRS. FACILE.—Black dress, ditto net apron, embroidered with flowers.

MISS FLIGHTY.—Plain white book muslin dress, white satin slip.

FANNY PEPPER.—Red dress, brown holland apron embroidered with green, cuffs to match, red ribbon in cap.

Time of representation, 45 minutes.