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The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. The School for Scandal has been widely admired. The English critic William Hazlitt was particularly effusive in his praise of Sheridan's... Read Full Overview

Enduringly popular less for its plots than for its verbal brilliance
and wit, The School for Scandal (1777) was the most frequently
performed play of its time. Sir Peter Teazle has made the perennial
mistake of elderly bachelors in English comedy and married a much
younger... Read Full Overview

THE STORY: Sir Peter Teazle, a middle-aged, wealthy bachelor, has recently married a pretty maid from the country. Suddenly thrust into London's high society, the young and frivolous Lady Teazle finds herself a willing member of a vicious, scandal-

The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Snake discuss her various scandal-spreading plots. Snake asks... Read Full Overview

The School for Scandal: A Comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Various editions of the play exhibit several relatively minor textual differences... Read Full Overview

Desde su estreno en 1777, El Arte de Difamar ("The School for Scandal") se convirti en un cl sico de los escenarios debido a su exposici n de los vicios y frivolidad de la alta sociedad inglesa durante el reino de George III. Esta comedia de costumbres nos relata los enredos... Read Full Overview

This is an updated edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, The School for Scandal. It also contains an article written by Dr. David Crane on the original staging, arguing that knowledge of staging and performance requirements is important to an understanding of the play... Read Full Overview

Sheridan's most successful play, often considered the apex of English comedy.

This is an updated edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, The School for Scandal. It also contains an article written by Dr. David Crane on the original staging, arguing that knowledge of staging and performance requirements is important to an understanding of the play... Read Full Overview