Clandestine Marriage, The

Ageing rheumatic fop Lord Ogleby is bankrupt and must therefore suffer the marriage of his louche nephew, Sir John, to the nouveau riche Elizabeth (Betsey) Sterling. There is a slight problem however: Sir John’s roving eye has fallen on Betsey’s stunning sister Fanny, who is already secretly married to her father’s penurious clerk, Lovewell. It’s all go…