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Hobson's Choice : A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts

Widower Hari Hobson has a successful dress-making business and three daughters. The oldest, Durga, is the brains behind the operation. 'Can't we choose husbands for ourselves?' I've been telling you for the last five minutes, you're not even fit to choose dresses for yourselves.' But when Hobson says that Durga is too valuable to lose and must give up all idea of getting married, she takes her fate into her own hands and starts her own rival shop nearby. Tanika Gupta's new version of this classic 1916 comedy sets the play in a modern day Salfo.

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  • "Widower Hari Hobson has a successful dress-making business and three daughters. The oldest, Durga, is the brains behind the operation. 'Can't we choose husbands for ourselves?' I've been telling you for the last five minutes, you're not even fit to choose dresses for yourselves.' But when Hobson says that Durga is too valuable to lose and must give up all idea of getting married, she takes her fate into her own hands and starts her own rival shop nearby. Tanika Gupta's new version of this classic 1916 comedy sets the play in a modern day Salfo."@en
  • ""Henry Horatio Hobson is the owner of a well established boot shop in nineteenth century Salford, Lancashire and the father of three daughters. The oldest, Maggie shoulders both home and business responsibilities while Hobson whiles the time away at the local pub. The younger sisters are both being courted by neighbours, but Hobson refuses to give the couples settlements. Maggie becomes tired of his oafish behaviour and decides to take matters into her hands by seeking a husband." [box cover note]."@en
  • "Henry Horatio Hobson, widower and boot-shop proprietor, is much incensed at the 'general increase of uppishness' amongst his three daughters. The climax comes when he teases Maggie (the eldest and the ringleader) on her being past the marrying age. Maggie promptly retaliates by marrying Hobson's best boot-hand, Will Mossup, and turning this retiring youth into a sturdy fellow whose new confidence makes him a real business rival to Hobson."
  • "The Princess Theatre, Chicago. The Messrs. Shubert present "Hobsons Choice," a comedy of English provincial life by Harold Brighouse, staged by B. Iden Payne."@en

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  • "Hobson's Choice : A Lancashire Comedy In Four Acts"
  • "Hobson's Choice : A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts"@en
  • "Hobson's Choice : a Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts"
  • "Dewis anorfod : comedi mewn pedair act"
  • "Hobson's Choice"@en
  • "Hobson's Choice"
  • "Dewis anorfod : comedi mewn pedair act =Hobson's choice"
  • "Hobson's choice : a Lancashire comedy in four acts ; with an introduction and notes by E.R. Wood"@en
  • "Hobson's choice a Lancashire comedy in four acts"@en
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  • "Hobson's choice"@en
  • "Hobson's choice : a Lancashire comedy in four acts"
  • "Hobson's choice : a Lancashire comedy in four acts"@en
  • "Herr im Haus bin ich : (Hobson's choice) : eine Lancashire Komödie in vier Akten"
  • "Hobson's choice : A Lancashire comedy in 4 acts. With an introd. and notes by E. R. Wood"
  • "Hobson's choice. A Lancashire comedy in 4 acts. Intr., notes by E. R. Wood. (Repr.)"
  • "Dewis anorfod. Comedi mewn pedair act ... Sef "Hobson's Choice," wedi ei throi i'r Gymraeg gan Magdalen Morgan"@en

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