A ROUGH DIAMOND. A Comic Drama, IN ONE ACT. BY JOHN B. BUCKSTONE, MEMBER OF THE DRAMATIC AUTHORS' SOCIETY. THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, _(Opposite Southampton Street, Covent Garden Market.)_ LONDON. A ROUGH DIAMOND _First Performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, on Monday, November 8th, 1847._ Characters. Original Cast--Lyceum. Haymarket, 1849. LORD PLATO Mr. DIDDEAR. Mr. ROGERS. SIR WILLIAM EVERGREEN Mr. SELBY. Mr. HOWE. CAPTAIN AUGUSTUS BLENHEIM Mr. BELLINGHAM. Mr. H. VANDENHOFF. COUSIN JOE Mr. BUCKSTONE. Mr. BUCKSTONE. LADY PLATO Mrs. L. MURRAY. Mrs. BUCKINGHAM. MARGERY Mrs. FITZWILLIAM. Mrs. FITZWILLIAM. Costumes. LORD PLATO.--Black coat, white waistcoat, black trousers, polished boots, grey wig. SIR WILLIAM EVERGREEN.--Frock coat, silk waistcoat, trousers. CAPTAIN BLENHEIM.--Undress military suit. COUSIN JOE.--Blue short-tailed coat, showy plush waistcoat, corded trousers, hob-nailed and laced boots, yellow silk neck handkerchief, large shirt collar, large black hat. LADY PLATO.--Modern walking dress. MARGERY. 1_st dress;_ Large straw hat, apron, garden gloves, underneath low satin dress. 2_nd dress;_ Lancashire cotton jacket; coarse petticoat, wooden clogs, and straw bonnet. ADVERTISEMENT. THE two little Dramas of A ROUGH DIAMOND and GOOD FOR NOTHING, would not have been published but for the loss to the English Stage of one of its greatest ornaments,--the original representative of Margery and Nan. Whatever of goodness of heart, affection, cheerfulness, honesty, and self-sacrifice may be found in those characters, the truthfulness with which she pourtrayed such qualities may be mainly ascribed to the fact, that they existed in her own genuine and most genial nature. It was intended by the Author to keep these with other productions unpublished, and solely for the professional use of the late Mrs. Fitzwilliam; but the affliction he has suffered in losing one so dear to him having changed this intention, and prevented him ever again appearing as Cousin Joe or Tom Dibbles, he has been induced to print the Dramas in the hope that the female characters may be found suited to young and rising talent, of which the Stage at the present time unfortunately stands so much in need. A ROUGH DIAMOND. SCENE.--_A Country Residence--Door C., opening on a lawn with carriage way; on each side of the entrance are Statues--Door L.H.U.E.--An open door, R.H.U.E., leading to a Shrubbery--High flower stands on each side of the Stage, containing flowers--Plain chairs, &c. &c._ _SIR WILLIAM EVERGREEN, heard without._ SIR WILLIAM. Come in, come in--I'm delighted to see you. Harry, lead the horse to the stable. _Enter SIR WILLIAM and CAPTAIN BLENHEIM from the back, C.D._