Project Gutenberg 2013-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 174 Chapman, W. F. April Fools: A farce in one act for three male characters Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "April Fools: A farce in one act for three male characters" by W. F. Chapman is a theatrical play written in the late 19th century. This one-act farce focuses on the humorous misunderstandings surrounding a mix-up involving a letter regarding an engagement and a horse for sale. The work explores themes of deception and mistaken identities through playful dialogue and comedic situations, making it a lighthearted piece meant for entertainment. The play centers around Mr. Peter Dunnbrowne, who is eager to marry off his daughter Fanny, and finds himself entangled in a series of misunderstandings with two other men—Mr. James Smith, who believes he's there to buy a horse named Fanny, and Mr. Joseph Smith, an undertaker who has mistakenly received a letter about Fanny's supposed death. As the characters interact, they unravel the confusion, which ultimately stems from a practical joke related to April Fools' Day. The situation escalates into a comedic revelation that showcases the absurdities of communication gone awry, leaving the audience amused by the clever intertwining of their intentions and the chaos that ensues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42103/42103-h/images/april0001.jpg Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama -- 19th century PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 79904 2025-08-17T06:13:51.583755 text/html 56990 2024-10-23T14:09:32 text/html 215842 2025-08-17T06:13:54.092782 application/epub+zip 214103 2025-08-17T06:13:52.031794 application/epub+zip 95193 2025-08-17T06:13:51.786847 application/epub+zip 265007 2025-08-17T06:13:55.638750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249147 2025-08-17T06:13:53.863752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132407 2022-09-19T09:07:38.144743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66114 2025-08-17T06:13:51.282755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46115 2024-10-23T14:09:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15714 2025-08-17T06:13:55.767732 application/rdf+xml 29235 2025-08-17T06:13:51.864761 image/jpeg 3742 2025-08-17T06:13:51.827757 image/jpeg 192582 2025-08-17T06:13:51.600791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog