Professor Tim & Paul Twyning: Comedies in three acts: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Professor Tim & Paul Twyning: Comedies in three acts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Shiels, George (1886–1949).
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"Professor Tim & Paul Twyning : Comedies in three acts" by George Shiels is a collection of stage comedies written in the early 20th century. It centers on rural Irish life, where pride, money, marriage, and local status collide with affection and common sense. The principal comedy follows down-on-his-luck horseman Hugh O’Cahan, practical Peggy Scally, her domineering mother, ambitious councillor James Kilroy, and Peggy’s shambolic but oddly gifted uncle, the so-called “Professor Tim,” a water-diviner. Expect lively banter, social satire, and farcical turns around an auction, a courtship, and a family’s hunger for respectability. The opening of this collection introduces the Scally kitchen on the morning of Hugh O’Cahan’s auction: Peggy tries to end their romance by returning his costly gifts, while Mrs. Scally maneuvers to match Peggy with Joseph Kilroy, whose father plans to buy Hugh’s farm, Rush Hill. Into this walks “Professor Tim,” Briget Scally’s long-absent brother, a shabby, snuff-scented wanderer whom Briget tries to eject, though Peggy quietly shows him kindness. Act II shifts to Rush Hill, where housekeeper Moll Flanagan and groom Paddy Kinney brace for the sale; Paddy secretly dresses up to run up the bidding, while Peggy asks Hugh to call that evening and pockets the returned jewelry as a stake. The Professor divines springs under the house, then drifts to the auction as the rain forces the small, boycotted crowd indoors. When bidding begins, Paddy’s disguise goads Kilroy higher, tempers flare between Kilroy and Hugh, and the price climbs toward the bank’s reserve as the scene cuts off mid-sale.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Professor Tim & Paul Twyning: Comedies in three acts
- Author credits: Shiels, George (1886–1949)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Comedy plays
- English drama -- Irish authors
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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