Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. _THE GAY LORD QUEX_ [Transcriber's Notes: The following changes were made to the e-book edition of this book: potégée changed to protégée, and punctuation normalized] _All applications respecting amateur performances of this play must he made to Mr. Pinero's agents, Samuel French, Limited, 89 Strand, London, W.C._ _THE GAY LORD QUEX_ _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO_ Paper cover, 1s. 6d.; cloth, 2s. 6d. each _THE TIMES_ _THE PROFLIGATE_ _THE CABINET MINISTER_ _THE HOBBY-HORSE_ _LADY BOUNTIFUL_ _THE MAGISTRATE_ _DANDY DICK_ _SWEET LAVENDER_ _THE SCHOOLMISTRESS_ _THE WEAKER SEX_ _THE AMAZONS_ _THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY_ _THE NOTORIOUS MRS. EBBSMITH_ _THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT_ _THE PRINCESS AND THE BUTTERFLY_ _TRELAWNY OF THE "WELLS"_ THE PINERO BIRTHDAY BOOK SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY MYRA HAMILTON With a Portrait, cloth extra, price 2s. 6d. _LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN_ _THE GAY LORD QUEX_ _A COMEDY_ _In Four Acts_ _By ARTHUR W. PINERO_ _LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN_ _MCM_ _Copyright, 1900 All rights reserved Entered at Stationers' Hall Entered at the Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A._ _THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY_ THE MARQUESS OF QUEX SIR CHICHESTER FRAYNE (Governor of Uumbos, West Coast of Africa) CAPTAIN BASTLING "VALMA," otherwise FRANK POLLITT (a Professional Palmist) THE DUCHESS OF STROOD JULIA, COUNTESS OF OWBRIDGE MRS. JACK EDEN MURIEL EDEN (her sister-in-law) SOPHY FULLGARNEY (a Manicurist) MISS MOON } MISS HUDDLE } (her Assistants) MISS CLARIDGE } MISS LIMBIRD } A YOUNG LADY AND OTHER PATRONS OF MISS FULLGARNEY SERVANTS AT FAUNCEY COURT _This Play was first acted at the Globe Theatre, London, on Saturday, April 8, 1899_ _THE FIRST ACT_ ESTABLISHMENT OF SOPHY FULLGARNEY, MANICURIST AND DISPENSER OF ARTICLES FOR THE TOILET, 185 NEW BOND STREET (AFTERNOON) _THE SECOND ACT__ AT LADY OWBRIDGE'S. THE "ITALIAN GARDEN," FAUNCEY COURT, RICHMOND (EVENING) _THE THIRD ACT_ A BOUDOIR AND BEDROOM AT FAUNCEY COURT (NIGHT) _THE FOURTH ACT_ IN BOND STREET AGAIN (THE FOLLOWING DAY) _The action of the Play is comprised within the space of twenty-four hours_ THE GAY LORD QUEX THE FIRST ACT