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Quality Street
By James Matthew Barrie - Stage play
Roles
- Susan - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
Susan gives her sister a wedding gift
Summary
The play is about the love story between Miss Phoebe Throssel and Valentine Brown. At first Phoebe is disappointed as her love interest leaves for war without proposing to her. Then, 10 years later, when Valentine comes back, Phoebe disguises herself as "Miss Livvy", a younger and more flirtatious version of herself. At first Valentine is captivated by her but at the end he realizes Phoebe is the woman he really loves. This monologue comes in the first act and is delivered by Susan who is Phoebe's sister. They are waiting for Valentine to show up. Phoebe is confident he wants to propose to her. Excited, Susan gives her sister a wedding present, a wedding gown that she made years before when she thought she was going to get married...
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