“Farker’s recruiting officer” in brief
Sergeant Kite in the market square of Shrewsbury city calls on all those who are unhappy with their lives to enlist in grenadiers and promises ranks and money. He suggests that those wishing to try on a grenadier’s cap, but people listen to him cautiously and do not rush to enlist in the army; But when Kite invites everyone to visit, hunters have a lot to drink at another’s expense. Appears Captain Plume. Kite reports to him about his successes: over the past week he recruited five, including a lawyer and a pastor. Plum orders to immediately release the solicitor: they do not need literacy in the army, what’s good, they will still complain. But the pastor, who plays great on the violin, is very useful. Kite says that Molly from Kasda, who Plum “recruited” the last time, was born a child. Plum demands that Kite adopt a child. Kite objects: then he will have to take her as his wife, and he has so many wives. Kite pulls out their list. Plum suggests writing
Plum meets an old friend – Worthy. Worthy says that he is in love with Melinda and wanted to take her to the maintenance, when suddenly the girl received twenty thousand pounds as a legacy from her aunt – Lady Capital. Melinda now looks down on Worthy and does not agree not only on the role of the mistress, but also on the role of the wife. Unlike Worthy Plume – a convinced bachelor. His girlfriend Sylvia, who believed that we must first get married, and then enter into a close relationship, so nothing has achieved. Plum loves Sylvia and admires her open noble character, but freedom is most precious to him.
Sylvia comes to her cousin Melinda. The languid capricious Melinda is the complete opposite of the active gay Sylvia. Upon learning of the return of Captain Plum, Sylvia decides at all costs to become his wife. Medina is amazed by her arrogance: does Sylvia imagine that a young wealthy officer
Balance receives news of his son’s death, now Sylvia is his only heiress. Balance announces to the daughter that her condition has increased significantly, and now she must have new attachments and new perspectives. “Know yourself the price and throw it out of Captain Plume’s mind,” says Balance. While Sylvia had fifteen thousand pounds of dowry, Balance was ready to give her to Plum, but a thousand two hundred pounds a year would ruin Pluma, drive him crazy. Balance receives a letter from Melinda, where she warns him against Plum: her flock knows that the captain has dishonorable intentions for her cousin, and she advises Balance to immediately send Sylvia back to the village. Balance follows her advice, having first taken with Sylvia the word that she will not give her hand to anyone without his knowledge, and promising not to coerce her into marriage. Upon learning of Melinda’s letter, Worthy tells Balance that she quarreled with Sylvia and wrote a lie. Balance rejoices that Plum, to whom he favors, is not a deceiver, but nevertheless is content that the daughter is far away.
Kite deceit tries to recruit Thomas and Costar: under the guise of portraits of the queen, he gives them gold coins. Prepaid Plum explains to them that if they have royal money, then they are recruits. Thomas and Costar are indignant and accuse Kait of fraud. Plum pretends to intercede for them. After driving Kite, he praises the soldier’s life and boasts that he did not carry a musket for long at all, but now he is commanding the company. Arranging to himself gullible guys, he persuades them to enroll volunteers.
Plum and Worthy are equally unlucky: while their beloved were poor, everything was fine, but as soon as Melinda and Sylvia got rich, they straightened their nose and did not want to know them. Worthy hopes to outsmart Melinda. Plum wants to outwit Sylvia in his own way: he will stop thinking about her. He was admired by the generosity and nobility of Sylvia, and the swaggering and arrogant Sylvia does not need him with all her money. Seeing the cute village girl Rosie, Plume flirts with her, and Kite, meanwhile, tries to get into the confidence in her brother Bullock. Rosie returns from Plum with gifts. Asked about the balance of what gifts were received for, she replied that Plum would take her brother and two or three of her suitors into the soldiers. “Well, if everyone will recruit soldiers like that, soon every captain will become a father to his own company,” notes Balance.
Worthy complains to Balance that he has a rival – Captain Breisen, who takes care of Melinda. Melinda appointed Breisen a rendezvous by the river, Worthy followed him to see this. Walking along the shore of the North, Melinda complains to her maid Lucy that she has not been explained for two days in love. Seeing Captain Breisen, she is surprised that this brainless chatterbox has the audacity to take care of her. Lucy is afraid that Breisen might have mentioned that Melinda had given him a date: in fact, Lucy had actually appointed him. Worthy appears, and Melinda, in order to annoy him, goes hand in hand with Breisen. When they return, Plum approaches them and tries to beat Melinda away from Breisen. Breisen summons Plum to a duel: who will win, and Melinda will get it. After being the subject of a dispute between a fool and a reveler, The girl asks protection from Worthy and runs away with him. Appears Sylvia in a man’s dress. Calling Jack Wilfull, she says that she wants to enlist and go to the one who offers more. Plum and Breisen vied with the golden mountains. “Wilfull” has heard many good things about Captain Plume. Plum rejoices and says that he is, but Brazen says: “No, it’s me – Captain Plume.” Plum submissively agrees to be called Breisen, but still wants to “Wilful” enlisted with him. Plum and Breisen cross swords, and in the meantime Kite takes Sylvia. Plum rejoices and says that he is, but Brazen says: “No, it’s me – Captain Plume.” Plum submissively agrees to be called Breisen, but still wants to “Wilful” enlisted with him. Plum and Breisen cross swords, and in the meantime Kite takes Sylvia. Plum rejoices and says that he is, but Brazen says: “No, it’s me – Captain Plume.” Plum submissively agrees to be called Breisen, but still wants to “Wilful” enlisted with him. Plum and Breisen cross swords, and in the meantime Kite takes Sylvia.
Discovering that the recruit has disappeared, the captains make up and leave friends.
“Wilful” and Plum try to please Rosie. A smart peasant woman can not decide who is dearer to her, and asks who will give her what. “Wilful” promises her an impeccable reputation: she will have a luxury coach and lackeys on the bribes, and that’s enough, so that everyone will be ashamed of his virtue and envy someone else’s vice. Plum promises to give her a scarf with sparkles and a ticket to the theater. Rosie is already ready to choose a ticket to the theater, but then “Wilful” puts Plume before the choice: either he refuses Rosie, or “Wilful” enlists with Brazen. “Take her, I will always prefer a man to a woman,” Plum concedes. Wilful asks what awaits him when he enlists. Plum intends to leave the young man to himself. “Just remember: you will be guilty of a small one, I ask you, and if in a big one I will expel,” he warns. “
Melinda complains to Lucy about the coldness of Worthy. Accidentally meeting him, Melinda treats the poor lover so much that Worthy curses Plum, advising him to hold on to Melinda coldly and aloof.
Kite, posing as a fortuneteller, receives visitors. He predicts to the blacksmith that in two years he will become captain of all smithies of a huge artillery train and will receive ten shillings a day. Butcher Kite promises to be the chief surgeon of the entire army and a salary of five hundred pounds a year. When Melinda and Lucy come to him, he predicts Melinda that the next morning a gentleman will come to her to say goodbye before leaving for the distant lands. His fate is connected with the fate of Melinda, and if he leaves, his and her life will be broken. As soon as Melinda leaves, Breisen appears. He is going to get married and wants to know if this will happen in a day. He shows love letters, and Worthy recognizes Lucy’s hand. And Plum learns that Balance sent Sylvia to the village because of Melinda’s letter. Friends rejoice: Melinda is faithful to Worthy, and Sylvia to Plum.
The constable arrests Sylvia, Bullock and Rosie and leads them to Judge Balance. Sylvia, who this time calls herself captain Nabekren, is accused of seducing Rosie. But Captain Nabekren explains that she and Rosie played a wedding according to the military regulations: they put the sword on the ground, jumped over it and went to the bedroom under the drumbeat. Balance asks what led the captain to their land, and Sylvia replies that provincials do not have the mind, and he, the capital gentleman, has money… Upon hearing such insolent speeches, Balance orders Sylvia to be taken to prison and kept there until further notice.
Arriving at ten in the morning to Melinda, Worthy meets an affectionate reception, and lovers put up.
Brazen is going out of town on a date with the lady of his heart. To prevent her friends from recognizing Worthy, she will come in a mask and remove it only after the wedding. Worthy hurries to the bank of the river and, finding Breisen with a lady in a mask, summons him to a duel. The lady takes off her mask. Seeing that this is Lucy, Worthy retreats: he has nothing against the marriage of Breisen. But Breisen does not want to marry Lucy, he thought Melinda was with him, because Lucy wrote a letter on her behalf.
In the courtroom Balance, Skade and Scruple sit behind the judges’ chair. Introduce prisoners. The first of them is not charged, but after a few bickering takes him away. The next prisoner – a miner – is accused of being an honest little fellow. Plum dreams of having at least one honest small for a change in his company, as a result, Kite takes it with his wife. When the turn comes to Sylvia, she keeps so defiantly that the judges unanimously decide to turn her into soldiers. Balance asks Captain Plume, under no pretext, not to let the brazen boy from military service.
The manager tells Balans that Sylvia escaped, changing into a man’s suit. Balance understands that he was held: the daughter promised not to dispose of his fate without his consent and arranged so that he himself gave it to Captain Plume, voluntarily and with witnesses. Having made sure that Plum does not suspect about the tricks of Sylvia, Balance asks him to fire the impudent boy from the army. The judge says that the father of this young man is his close Friend. Plum signs the order to dismiss “Wilfula.” Learning that everything was open, Sylvia falls to his father’s feet. Judge Balance entrusts her to Pluma and advises the married authorities to impose a disciplinary penalty on her. Plum is amazed: he only now found out that before him was Sylvia. For the love of her, he is ready to retire. Plum gives his entire set to Captain Braisen – instead of the twenty thousand dowries that he dreamed of, he will receive twenty hefty recruits. And Plum will henceforth serve the queen and fatherland at home, the recruitment is a troublesome business, and he leaves it without regret.
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