She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night

Summary: 1971 BBC production of She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith.
Theatre play: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night by Oliver Goldsmith [more information]
Play synopsis: In this comedy the wealthy countryman Mr Hardcastle arranges for his daughter Kate to meet Charles Marlow, the son of a wealthy Londoner, hoping the pair will marry. Unfortunately Marlow is nervous around upper-class women, yet the complete opposite around women of lower-class, thus Kate ‘stoops to conquer’ by posing as a maid, hoping to put Marlow at his ease; he falls for her and they become engaged. The main sub-plot is the secret romance between Miss Constance Neville, another young woman who lives with the Hardcastles, and Marlow’s friend George Hastings, who also become engaged.
Production history: First performed in London in 1773.
Date of transmission: Wednesday 4 August 1971
Time: 8.00-10.00pm
Series: Stage 2
Channel: BBC2
Production company: BBC

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Title: She Stoops to Conquer (BBC, 1971)
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