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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 2H 27M

Marplot in Lisbon Or The Second Part of The Busy Body - Susanna Centlivre

from Marplot in Lisbon; Or The Second Part of The Busy Body · host Susanna Centlivre

We first met the scheming Marplot in Susanna Centlivre's 1709 play "The Busie Body" (already recorded at Librivox). The play was so successful that Centlivre wrote a sequel, again putting Marplot in the middle of schemes, mistaken identities, confusion, and finally .... well, that would be telling. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Marplot. A sort of a silly Fellow, Cowardly, but very Inquisitive to know every Body's Business, generally spoils all he undertakes, yet without Design: ToddHW Colonel Ravelin, an English Officer: Greg Giordano Charles: HelloCentral Don Lopez, a Grandee of Portugal: ARodrigo Don Perriera, a Merchant: Beeswaxcandle Lorenzo, his Servant: Alan Mapstone Corregidor: Alan Mapstone Servant (Colonel Ravelin's): David Purdy Bravo: Alan Mapstone Priest: Larry Wilson Donna Perriera, Wife to Don Perriera: valroth Margaritta, her Duenna: Winnifred Assmann Mademoiselle Joneton, an affected French Lady of Fortune: Jenn Broda Marton, her Sister: Sonia Susan, her Maid: Stacey Malcolm Isabinda: ShrimpPhish Stage Directions: Availle Editing: ToddHW

We first met the scheming Marplot in Susanna Centlivre's 1709 play "The Busie Body" (already recorded at Librivox). The play was so successful that Centlivre wrote a sequel, again putting Marplot in the middle of schemes, mistaken identities, confusion, and finally .... well, that would be telling. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Marplot. A sort of a silly Fellow, Cowardly, but very Inquisitive to know every Body's Business, generally spoils all he undertakes, yet without Design: ToddHW Colonel Ravelin, an English Officer: Greg Giordano Charles: HelloCentral Don Lopez, a Grandee of Portugal: ARodrigo Don Perriera, a Merchant: Beeswaxcandle Lorenzo, his Servant: Alan Mapstone Corregidor: Alan Mapstone Servant (Colonel Ravelin's): David Purdy Bravo: Alan Mapstone Priest: Larry Wilson Donna Perriera, Wife to Don Perriera: valroth Margaritta, her Duenna: Winnifred Assmann Mademoiselle Joneton, an affected French Lady of Fortune: Jenn Broda Marton, her Sister: Sonia Susan, her Maid: Stacey Malcolm Isabinda: ShrimpPhish Stage Directions: Availle Editing: ToddHW

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We first met the scheming Marplot in Susanna Centlivre's 1709 play "The Busie Body" (already recorded at Librivox). The play was so successful that Centlivre wrote a sequel, again putting Marplot in the middle of schemes, mistaken identities,...

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