A theater classic, often called the best comedy of manners in English, is a delightful play that brilliantly skewers the affectation and pretentiousness of aristocratic Londoners of the 1770s.

Often called the best comedy of manners in English, and one of the most produced of all theatre classics, this delightful play brilliantly displays Sheridan's mastery of the mechanics of stage comedy, his flair for witty dialogue, and his ...

... Lady Sneerwell's dressing table , upon which are a hand mirror , bottles of perfume , and make- up articles . A table with her wig and jewelry box is stage left . A small couch is stage right . Lady Sneerwell and Mr. Snake enter ...

This edition discusses Sheridan's earlier drafts for the play and sets it into its theatrical context of anti-sentimentalism and its social context of the London High Society in which Sheridan had begun to move.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

... Lady Sneerwell . Mrs. Candor . Maria . The School for Scandal . Act I , scene i . [ Lady Sneerwell's house . ] Lady Sneerwell at the dressing table ; Mr. Snake drinking chocolate . LADY SNEERWELL . The paragraphs you say , Mr. Snake ...

... Lady Sneerwell Mrs. Candor Maria WOMEN Mrs. Abington Miss Sherry Miss Pope Miss P. Hopkins Act I, scene i. [Lady Sneerwell's house.] Lady Sneerwell at the dressing table; Mr. Snake drinking chocolate. LADY SNEERWELL. The paragraphs ...