The Gamester (1753‪)‬

Her home is lost, her husband has been gone all night—and Mrs. Beverley insists poverty is nothing, so long as his love remains.

Edward Moore’s 1753 tragedy opens in the reduced lodgings of a once-prosperous family, where fortune has vanished at the gaming table. Mrs. Beverley clings to her faith in her absent husband, while her sister Charlotte fears his recklessness has ruined them all. An old steward arrives with a little money and a breaking heart; then Stukely, Beverley’s friend, appears with reassurances that may not be as comforting as they sound. With debts pressing, a child to protect, and trust beginning to fray, how much can love endure before the next blow falls?

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