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The Rent Day: A Domestic Drama, in Two Acts, as Performed at the Theater Royal Drury Lane (1832)
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- Book formatPaperback
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreLiterature & Fiction
- Pub date1832
- Pages78
- SubgenreDrama
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""The Rent Day"" is a two-act play written by Douglas William Jerrold and first performed at the Theater Royal Drury Lane in 1832. The play is a domestic drama that follows the lives of a group of tenants living in a poverty-stricken area of London. The central plot revolves around the struggles of a widow named Mrs. Aircastle, who is unable to pay her rent on time and faces eviction from her home. As the play unfolds, the audience is introduced to a cast of characters who are all struggling to make ends meet, including a struggling artist, a drunken landlord, and a conniving moneylender. Through their interactions, the play explores themes of poverty, greed, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and unforgiving world. Despite its somber subject matter, ""The Rent Day"" is also infused with moments of humor and wit, making it a compelling and engaging work of drama. Overall, the play offers a poignant and thought-provoking commentary on the human condition, and remains a powerful reminder of the hardships faced by those living in poverty in nineteenth-century England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Literature & Fiction
Pub date
1832
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