A New Way to Pay Old Debts
New Way to Pay Old Debts, A
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Author: Philip Massinger
First Performance: c.1625, London
Published: 1633
Genre: Com. in 5 acts; blank verse and some prose
Setting: Nottinghamshire, 1621
Cast: 15m, 5f, extras
Frank Wellborn is penniless through loose living and because his miserly uncle Sir Giles Overreach has cheated him out of his estates. His best friend Tom Allworth serves a noble soldier Lord Lovell, and is in love with Margaret, the young daughter of Sir Giles. Tom's mother Lady Allworth, a widow, agrees to pretend that she is being courted by Wellborn. When news of this gets back to Sir Giles, the old man hopes to get his hands on Widow Allworth's supposed wealth and encourages his nephew in his courtship, even making him a gift of £1,000. Meanwhile, Sir Giles hopes to marry Margaret to...
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