Project Gutenberg 2015-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 177 Dalziel, D. (Davison) Dalziel, Davison McVickar, H. W. (Harry Whitney) 1860 McVickar, Harry Whitney McVicar, H. W. 85664749 A Parody on Patience Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Parody on Patience" by D. Dalziel is a theatrical script that appears to be a comedic take on the themes of love and social status, likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around characters embroiled in a love quadrangle, notably including the protagonists Grosvenor and Patience, with humorous commentary on the nature of romance and the appeal (or folly) of societal roles related to railway conductors. The narrative cleverly blends elements of farce with social satire, poking fun at both romantic ideals and the railroad industry's culture. The opening of the parody sets the scene with lively dialogue among characters, such as Angela, Ella, and Saphir, who express their feelings for Grosvenor, alluding to the complications that arise from their affection for him. Patience, the titular character, is introduced as a dairy maid whose lack of experience with love brings an element of innocence to the mix. As various characters interact, the script reveals a humorous take on the conductors of the Chicago and Alton Railroad, using their admired uniforms as a metaphor for social positions and desirability, while highlighting the exaggeration around love and attraction in a light-hearted theatrical manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 -- Parodies, imitations, etc. Chicago and Alton Railroad Company -- Drama Railroads -- Illinois -- Drama Railroads -- Missouri -- Drama Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Patience PS Text Opera Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 186148 2025-06-19T14:00:40.796061 text/html 162650 2024-10-24T17:16:51 text/html 6690572 2025-06-19T14:00:49.221999 application/epub+zip 6690981 2025-06-19T14:00:42.967113 application/epub+zip 123472 2025-06-19T14:00:41.834071 application/epub+zip 6796329 2025-06-19T14:00:53.230012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6768198 2025-06-19T14:00:47.850083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182033 2022-09-22T06:31:05.129585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133682 2025-06-19T14:00:39.517049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113827 2024-10-24T17:16:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17940 2025-06-19T14:00:53.405003 application/rdf+xml 27224 2025-06-19T14:00:41.962065 image/jpeg 3925 2025-06-19T14:00:41.900054 image/jpeg 6521655 2025-06-19T14:00:41.082032 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