The Second Mrs Tanqueray
1893 stage play by Arthur Wing Pinero / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about The Second Mrs Tanqueray?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other uses, see The Second Mrs Tanqueray (disambiguation).
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is a problem play by Arthur Wing Pinero. It utilises the "Woman with a past" plot, popular in nineteenth century melodrama. The play was first produced in 1893 by the actor-manager George Alexander and despite causing some shock to his audiences by its scandalous subject it was a box-office success, and was revived in London and New York in many productions during the 20th century.