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'Hobson's Choice' Revision Notes Hobson's Choice The play was written in 1915 and was first produced in America in 1915. The play is set in Salford, now part of Greater Manchester, in 1880. ACT ONE Scene One The curtains open to reveal the interior of Hobson's Boot Shop in Salford. Hobson's two younger daughters, Alice and Victoria, are at the counter. The door opens from the living quarters and Maggie, Hobson's elder daughter, enters. The girls briefly comment on the fact that their father is late getting up. The reason for his lateness is soon made clear - a late night at a Freemason's meeting, when, no doubt, the drink flowed freely. Albert Prosser enters (26, son of a solicitor and a lawyer himself). It is obvious he has come to see Alice and they have been seeing each other behind Hobson's back. Albert turns to leave as soon as he hears that Hobson is still at home. Maggie's business sense surfaces and she 'persuades' Albert to buy a new pair of boots and leave his old ones for repair. Scene Two We meet Hobson and see the growing conflict between him and his daughters. He is about to go out for his morning drink at the Moonraker's Inn. His daughters tell him to be home in time for his dinner. He sits down and tells them he is tired of being bossed about. He refers to them as 'the rebellious females of this house'. He says he has noticed them getting
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