THE MASTER OF MRS. CHILVERS--AN IMPROBABLE COMEDY(契维尔斯夫人的主人).pdf

THE MASTER OF MRS. CHILVERS--AN EDY
THE MASTER OF MRS.
CHILVERS--AN
EDY
by Jerome K. Jerome
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HARACTERS IN THE PLAY
GEOFFREY CHILVERS, . [President Men's League for the
Extension of the Franchise to Women] A loving husband, and (would-be)
affectionate father. Like many other good men, he is in sympathy with
the Woman's Movement: "not thinking it ing in his time."
ANNYS CHILVERS [nee Mogton, Hon. Sec. Women's Parliamentary
Franchise League] A loving wife, and (would-be) affection mother.
Many thousands of years have gone to her making. A generation ago,
she would have been the ideal woman: the ideal helpmeet. But new
ideas are stirring in her blood, a new ideal of womanhood is forcing itself
upon her.
LADY MOGTON [President .] She knows she would be of
more use in Parliament than many of the men who are there; is naturally
annoyed at the Law's stupidity in keeping her out.
PHOEBE MOGTON [Org. Sec. .] The new girl, thinking
more of politics than of boys. But that will probably pass.
BLAKE [Jt. Org. Sec. .] She dreams of a new heaven
and a new earth when woman has the vote.
MRS. MOUNTCALM VILLIERS [Vice-President .] She
was getting tired of flirting. The Woman's Movement has arrived just at
the right moment.
ELIZABETH SPENDER [Hons. Treas. .] She sees woman
everywhere the slave of man: now pampered, now beaten, but ever the
slave. She can see no hope of freedom but through warfare.
MRS. CHINN A mother.
JAWBONES A bill-poster. Movements that do not fit in with the
essentials of life on thirty shillings a week have no message so far as
Jawbones is concerned.
GINGER Whose proper name is Rose Merton, and who has to
reconcile herself to the fact that so far as her class is concerned the
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primaeval laws still run.
DORIAN ST. HERBERT [Hon. Sec. .] He is interested in
all things, the Woman's Movement