The Factory Lad
Factory Lad, The Author: John Walker
First Performance: 1832, London
Published: 1825
Genre: Melodrama in 2 acts
Setting: The homes of a factory worker and a factory owner, outside a factory, an inn, a courtroom, and surrounding countryside, England, 1830s
Cast: 11m, 3f, extras
In the face of industrial competition, Squire Westwood feels obliged to introduce steam looms into his factory and to dismiss his loyal workers. Their appeals for mercy fall on deaf ears. They join forces with the poacher and outcast Will Rushton, whose wife died from starvation as a result of the Poor Laws, and together they take revenge on Westwood by setting fire to his factory and his home. The factory lad, George Allen, escapes arrest thanks to the daredevil bravery of Rushton, but eventually all end in court together. The corrupt...
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