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Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith

Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith

By: W. S. Gilbert
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A drama from the Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. Pursued by the Parliamentary Army after the Battle of Worcester, some Royalist soldiers take cover in Dan'l Druce's hut on the Norfolk Coast until they can escape. An event with long shadows that come back to disturb his life fourteen years later. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Sir Jasper Combe, a Royalist Colonel: Andrew James Dan'l Druce: Adrian Stephens Reuben Haines, a Royalist Sergeant: Alan Mapstone Geoffrey Wynyard, a Merchant Sailor: Tomas Peter Marple: ToddHW Joe Ripley, a Fisherman: Son of the Exiles Sergeant of the Parliamentary Army: Larry Wilson Soldier of the Parliamentary Army: David Purdy Dorothy: Jenn Broda Stage Directions: Sonia Editing: ToddHWCopyright Drama Genre Art Drama & Plays Literary History & Criticism
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