The Rivals Audiobook (Free)

The Rivals continues to be delighting audiences since its initial presentation at London’s Covent Garden Theatre on January 17th, 1775. The idealistic Lydia Languish, reads only romantic books, and in doing so, believes she can only just find real love in the arms of a man without wealth. Captain Jack Overall has fallen deeply in love with her, and pretends to be always a penniless ensign to earn her heart. Coming between these two lovers are some of the most extraordinary comic people ever to elegance a stage; the autocratic Sir Anthony Absolute, the misspeaking Mrs. Malaprop, the fiery Irishman from Clod hall – Sir Lucius O’Trigger; and poor Bob Acres, a nation squire who finds himself using a dueling pistol in his hands. One of the funniest late-Restoration comedies, “The Competitors” offers spanned the hundreds of years, and will continue steadily to do so.