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Scene from Mr. Brougham's comedy of "Romance and Reality", at the Hammersmith Theatre, 1860. Creator: Unknown. Scene from Mr. Brougham's comedy of "Romance and Reality", at the Hammersmith Theatre, 1860. Creator: Unknown
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Scene from Mr. Brougham's comedy of "Romance and Reality", at the Hammersmith Theatre, 1860. Creator: Unknown. Scene from Mr. Brougham's comedy of "Romance and Reality", at the Hammersmith Theatre, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Scene from Mr. Brougham's comedy of "Romance and Reality", at the Hammersmith Theatre, 1860. London stage production. Act IV. Rosabel Manly has realised her ideal of happiness - love in a cottage - and, thinking her husband to be only a farmer, and not recognising Jack Swift as her husband's friend, but regarding him only as a rustic labourer - has not yet penetrated the ruse that has been designed to cure her of her romantic follies, yet begins to suspect that all is not right, and that there is a cloud impending over her happiness. But even here she is not free from intrusion. The female emancipationist, Miss Barbara Manly, finds herself on the spot in pursuit of Swift, with whom she had supposed that she had eloped, but who had adroitly substituted for himself Mr. Lavender Kydd (Mr. W. Farren), and alarms the astonished bride by the violence of her denunciations and the virulence of her suspicions. The scene permits the grouping of the principal characters - Mr. Frank Meredith (Mr. Howe), Jack Swift (Mr. John Brougham), Rosabel (Miss Florence Haydon), Barbara Manly (Mrs. Wilkins), and Blossom, the servant (Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam)'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860
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This scene is taken from Act IV of Mr. Brougham's comedy "Romance and Reality," which was performed at the Hammersmith Theatre in London during 1860. The creator of this photograph is unknown. In this moment, Rosabel Manly (played by Miss Florence Haydon), who has finally found her ideal of happiness in a simple cottage life, begins to suspect that something is amiss in her marriage. She fails to recognize her husband's friend, Jack Swift (Mr. John Brougham), who has cleverly disguised himself as a rustic laborer to help cure her romantic illusions. Rosabel's sister, the ardent feminist, Miss Barbara Manly (Mrs. Wilkins), bursts onto the scene, believing that she has eloped with Swift. Her violent denunciations and virulent suspicions alarm the unsuspecting bride. In the background, Rosabel's husband, Frank Meredith (Mr. Howe), looks on in surprise, while Swift's accomplice, Lavender Kydd (Mr. W. Farren), played by Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam as Blossom, the servant, tries to calm the situation. The intricate plot of "Romance and Reality" allowed for the grouping of the principal characters in this scene, providing a fascinating glimpse into the world of Victorian theatre. The scene's tension and drama are palpable, making it a captivating moment in the production.
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