Pride and Prejudice, a play founded on Jane Austen's novel

This play is fully protected by copyright, all requirements of the law having been complied with. Performances may be given only with the written permission of Duffield & Company, agents for Mrs. Steele Mackaye, owner of the acting rights. Extract from the law relating to copyright: " Sec. 4996. Any person publicly performing or representing any dramatic or musical composition for which a copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor of said dramatic or musical composition or his heirs or assigns, shall be liable for damages therefor, such damages in all cases to be assessed at such sum not less than one hundred dollars for the first and fifty dollars for every subsequent performance as to the Court shall appear just. If the unlawful performance and representation be wilful and not for profit, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year." PERSONS OF THE PLAY MR. DARCY—( of Pemberley, Derbyshire ). " Possessed of a fine tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and ... ten thousand a year ... clever ... haughty, reserved and fastidious; his manners, though well-bred, were not inviting. 'Some people call him proud,' said Mrs. Reynolds, the housekeeper at Pemberley, 'but I am sure I never saw anything of it.... He is the best landlord and the best master that ever lived.' " MR. BINGLEY—( of Netherfield, Hertfordshire, Darcy's Friend ). " Just what a young man ought to be; sensible and good-humoured, lively ... such happy manners! So much ease, with such perfect good breeding.... Also handsome, which a young man ought likewise to be if he possibly can. " COLONEL FITZWILLIAM—( Cousin to Darcy ). " About thirty, not handsome, but in person and address most truly the gentleman. " MR. BENNET—( of Longbourn ). " An odd mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve and caprice. He was fond of the country and of books, and from these tastes had arisen his principal enjoyments. " MR. COLLINS—( a Cousin of Mr. Bennet, and Next in the Entail of Longbourn Estate. ) " A tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners very formal. His veneration for his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourg, mingling with a very good opinion of himself and of his authority as a clergyman ... made…