Sighs Or The Daughter: A Comedy In Five Acts, As It Is Performed At The Theater Royal, Hay Market (1799)

""Sighs Or The Daughter"" is a comedic play written by August Von Kotzebue that was first performed at the Theater Royal in Hay Market in 1799. The play is divided into five acts and revolves around the story of a young woman named Caroline who is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her father from financial ruin. As the play progresses, Caroline's true love, Frederick, returns from a long absence and tries to win her back. Meanwhile, Caroline's father is being blackmailed by a villainous character named Count Bellegarde, who is determined to ruin the family's reputation. The play is filled with humorous situations, mistaken identities, and romantic entanglements, culminating in a satisfying resolution for all the characters involved. Overall, ""Sighs Or The Daughter"" is a lighthearted and entertaining play that explores themes of love, duty, and family loyalty.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.