Harry Tighe Harry Tighe i(A43069 works by) (birth name: Henry Tighe)
Born: Established: 1877 Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1946 Manly, Manly - Allambie - Curl Curl area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Art of Acting Harry Tighe , Sydney : Harry Tighe , 1945 Z1446915 1945 single work non-fiction
1 y separately published work icon By the Wayside Harry Tighe , London : Heath Cranton , 1939 Z1446896 1939 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon 'As I Saw It' Harry Tighe , London : Stockwell , 1938 Z1446863 1938 single work autobiography travel
1 y separately published work icon The Atonement : A Play of Sicily Harry Tighe , Cecil Rose , London : H. F. W. Deane , 1929 Z859293 1929 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Emily Reed : A Novel in Three Periods Harry Tighe , London : Heath Cranton , 1926 Z1446956 1926 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon With the Tide Harry Tighe , London : Heath Cranton , 1925 Z1446926 1925 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Life's Antagonisms Harry Tighe , London : Thornton Butterworth , 1923 Z1446921 1923 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Women of the Hills Harry Tighe , London : Jonathan Cape , 1922 Z1446933 1922 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Day Dawn Harry Tighe , London : Westall , 1920 Z1446953 1920 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Open Spaces, or, Bush Fire : A Play in Four Acts Harry Tighe , 1920-1929 (Manuscript version)9199683 9199677 1920 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Intrigue : A Play in Three Acts Harry Tighe , 1920-1929 (Manuscript version)9199660 9199655 1920 single work drama

The secrets and scandals of the French court are set in motion when Henriette, sister to the king of England, is ousted from the French king's affections by her maid-of-honour Louise. The Countesse de Soissons, herself a jealous ex-lover of the king, decides to take advantage of Henriette's hurt pride to enact her own revenge with the help of the king's confidante the Marquis des Vardes. Soissons and Vardes lure Henriette into the plot by blaming her friend Julie's thwarted love upon Louise. They hatch a plan to issue a forged a letter to the queen unveiling the king's infatuation with Louise in the hope that she will intervene on the affair. Julie's lover the Conte de Guiche is pressured into committing the act of forgery.

The letter comes under the suspicion of the queen's lady-in-waiting and is diverted into the hands of the king himself. Enraged by its treachery and suspecting a woman's jealousy behind it, the king proceeds to Henriette's apartments and there confronts Henriette, Soissons and Vardes. They succeed in redirecting the king's suspicions, but blacken Guiche's name in the process – much to Henriette's distress. Not long after, Henriette's overhears Soissons and Vardes planning her own disgrace, and learns that Vardes is in fact responsible for Julie and Guiche's heartbreak. She resolves to expose the whole of the plot to the king.

By now the stability of nations has become embroiled in Court drama and tension runs high. In one mighty exchange of accusation, counter-accusation and slander, the entirety of the intrigue is laid bare to the king, who brings down the force of his wrath on all involved. In danger of banishing all of his most powerful courtiers in one fell swoop, the king hands the verdict over to the gracious Louise. She recognises Henriette's and Guiche's remorse and returns them to the king's favour, and finally exerts her influence to obtain the king's blessing for Julie and Guiche's marriage.

Characters

LOUIS XIV – King of France

ARMAND CONTE DE GUICHE

MARQUIS DES VARDES

CHEVALIER DE LORRAINE

MARECHAL DE GRAMMONT

DUC DE MAZARIN

MONSIEUR DE LA TAINE – Cousin to Louise de la Valliere

HENRIETTE, DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS – Sister to Charles II of England

CONTESSE DE SOISSONS

LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE – Maid-of-Honour to Henriette

JULIE DE MONTALIS – Maid-of-Honour to Queen of France

ANNE OF AUSTRIA — Dowager Queen of France

MARIE-THERESE — Queen of France

DUCHESS DE NAVAILLES – Guardian of Queen's ladies

MDLLE. DE FIEMMES – Maid-of-Honour to Henriette

SENORA MOLINA – Spanish Lady-in-Waiting to Queen

1 y separately published work icon The Silent Room : A Rustling Comedy With an Undercurrent of Seriousness Harry Tighe , London : Westall , 1918 Z1446936 1918 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Sheep Path Harry Tighe , London : Westall , 1917 Z1446855 1917 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Man in the Fog Harry Tighe , London : Heath Cranton , 1916 Z1446879 1916 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon A Watcher of Life Harry Tighe , London : Heath Cranton , 1913 Z1446909 1913 single work novel romance
1 y separately published work icon The Canary Waistcoat : A Farcical Comedy in One Act Harry Tighe , 1913 (Manuscript version)9199638 9199632 1913 single work drama

Zedekiah Twopenny seeks refuge up a tree to avoid an uncomfortable encounter with two widows, Mrs Davids and Mrs Simmons. The two join in expounding, first the grievances of each other's deceased husbands, and then their newfound hopes of remarriage to attentive widowers in canary waistcoats. Twopenny listens on in amusement. It soon becomes apparent that the attentive widower is, in both cases, none other than Twopenny himself. The exchange between the widows grows tense, until Twopenny falls out of the tree and into Mrs Davids's basket. Convincing them he was asleep the whole time, he dispels their wrath by bestowing equal affection upon them both. The farce is concluded by the appearance of Twopenny's new wife, who accuses Mrs Davids and Mrs Simmons of chasing after her husband, and then summons him away. Mrs Davids and Mrs Simmons return home for tea together, newly bonded over their shared disappointment.


Characters

MRS DAVIDS – A widow

MRS SIMMONS – A widow who takes in lodgers

ZEDEKIAH TWOPENNY – A village dry-goods shopkeeper

SELINA – A fluffy young lady of 25

1 y separately published work icon Intellectual Marie Harry Tighe , London : John Long , 1911 Z1446948 1911 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Model in Green Harry Tighe , London : John Long , 1910 Z1446943 1910 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Four Candles Harry Tighe , London : John Long , 1909 Z1446893 1909 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon A Man of Sympathy Harry Tighe , Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1908 Z1446871 1908 single work novel
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