Project Gutenberg 2016-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 67 Troughton, Adolphus Charles Troughton, A. C. (Adolphus Charles) Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the University of California, Davis and Fordham University, especially to Patrice Kane and Vivian Shen of the Department of Archives and Special Collections at the William D. Walsh Family Library. "Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act" by Adolphus Charles Troughton is a lighthearted comedic play written in the early 19th century, likely reflecting the social dynamics and marital relations of its time. The play explores themes of love and misunderstandings between couples, particularly focusing on the contrasting behaviors and influence men have over their wives. The story revolves around two couples, Mr. Sweet and Mrs. Sweet, and Mr. Short and Mrs. Short, as they navigate the humorous complex of marital expectations and roles. Mr. Sweet, frustrated by the apparent happiness of his friend Mr. Short and his wife’s loyalty, decides to assert his authority, leading to comedic conflicts and misunderstandings, especially when Sweet perceives a romantic implication between Mrs. Sweet and Mr. Billington, a friend. As the evening of a planned outing unfolds, tensions arise, but through a series of comedic exchanges, the truth is revealed, and resolutions are found. Ultimately, the play wraps up with the couples contemplating their relationships and the dynamics within them, highlighting the absurdities of domestic life and the comedic aspects of marital mismatches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 126774 2025-06-21T06:29:34.978073 text/html 104145 2024-10-23T00:54:55 text/html 204203 2025-06-21T06:29:39.428067 application/epub+zip 203194 2025-06-21T06:29:36.040112 application/epub+zip 93706 2025-06-21T06:29:35.503069 application/epub+zip 269391 2025-06-21T06:29:41.836067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245221 2025-06-21T06:29:38.930067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136058 2022-09-23T23:55:36.514409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89634 2023-09-22T15:27:58.092660 text/plain 69610 2024-10-23T00:54:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15010 2025-06-21T06:29:41.976037 application/rdf+xml 16673 2025-06-21T06:29:35.616056 image/jpeg 2647 2025-06-21T06:29:35.559083 image/jpeg 186010 2025-06-21T06:29:34.991128 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