The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Barretts of Wimpole Street, The Author: Rudolph Besier
First Performance: 1930, London
Published: 1930
Genre: Drama in 5 acts
Setting: Elizabeth Barrett's bed-sittingroom, Wimpole Street, London, 1845
Cast: 12m, 4f, 1 dog
Elizabeth Barrett is an invalid, her only regular companion her little dog Flush. Her youngest sister Henrietta warns her that their father is in a bad mood because of the impending visit of a female cousin who is getting married – something Barrett would not allow his daughters to do. Barrett forces Elizabeth to drink the foul-tasting porter that the doctor has prescribed. When the cousin arrives, Elizabeth confesses that she too has been asked for her hand by the handsome young poet Robert Browning. After his renewed declaration of love, she gets up and walks for the first time in years....
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