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Quality Street
By James Matthew Barrie - Stage play
Roles
- Phoebe - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
Phoebe laments to her sister that she feels old
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 as she notices that Valentine considers her old. At first Valentine is captivated by her but at the end he realizes Phoebe is the woman he really loves. In this monologue Phoebe is talking to her sister and expresses her frustrations about the fact that Valentine is attracted to another woman and considers her old. She laments how fast time has passed for her and she wants her youth back...
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Use cases
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