Project Gutenberg 2016-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 145 Taylor, Tom 1817 1880 Taylor, Thomas Proclus Reade, Charles 1814 1884 Masks and Faces; or, Before and Behind the Curtain: A Comedy in Two Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masks_and_Faces_(play) Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet Archive and the University of Toronto. "Masks and Faces; or, Before and Behind the Curtain: A Comedy in Two Acts" by Tom Taylor and Charles Reade is a play written in the mid-19th century. This comedic work delves into the complex relations between actors and their realities as it unfolds behind the scenes of a theatrical performance, highlighting themes of love, ambition, and societal perceptions. The main character, Peg Woffington, is an actress who navigates her complicated relationships with Sir Charles Pomander and Ernest Vane, set against the backdrop of the theatrical world. The opening of the play introduces us to the lively atmosphere of the Green Room at Covent Garden Theatre, where various characters discuss dinner plans and offer witty commentary on each other's performances. We meet Woffington, Vane, and Pomander, as Vane expresses his admiration for Woffington and Pomander's cynical view of love. The dialogue reveals the tensions inherent in their relationships, where admiration can easily shift to rivalry. The blend of comedic exchanges sets the stage for the drama and comedic misunderstandings that are bound to unfold as the dinner party approaches, promising intrigue and playful interactions among the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Woffington, Margaret, -1760 -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 167931 2025-07-20T13:40:01.193373 text/html 146154 2024-10-23T00:08:45 text/html 116293 2025-07-20T13:40:05.852849 application/epub+zip 115256 2025-07-20T13:40:02.260858 application/epub+zip 115256 2025-07-20T13:40:01.758884 application/epub+zip 192478 2025-07-20T13:40:08.329844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161482 2025-07-20T13:40:05.369869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161753 2022-09-23T11:41:17.672263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120285 2025-07-20T13:40:00.509373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100377 2024-10-23T00:08:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17931 2025-07-20T13:40:08.468828 application/rdf+xml 9936 2025-07-20T13:40:01.849872 image/jpeg 1879 2025-07-20T13:40:01.804865 image/jpeg 102587 2025-07-20T13:40:01.209355 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia