In Huckleberry Finn, What is the "royal nonesuch"?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn

Answer 2

In Huckleberry Finn, Royal nonesuch is a scam play by the duke and the king. They lure town people into going into seeing the play for three nights and on the third night instead of doing a performance they leave with the town peoples money.

Answer 3

The Duke and the Dauphin force Jim and Huck to allow them to travel on the raft, committing a series of confidence schemes on their way south. (A confidence scheme is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the "mark") usually with the goal of financial or other gain)

Twain creates the "Nonesuch." in great detail. After the Duke, who fancies himself a Shakespearean actor, is unable to interest the townspeople in a pastiche of various poorly remembered Shakespearean plays, he then creates a combination play/confidence scheme called the "Royal Nonesuch." After advertising for a spectacular performance, the con men actually put on a short, slightly funny, show. The residents of the town are unhappy that the show was short in duration , however, because they are upset at the possibility of losing face, the first night's crowd reports to their friends that the show was fantastic, resulting in an even larger crowd the second night. On the third night, the Nonesuch draws its largest crowd yet, as most of the previous two nights' attendees return, armed with vegetables and other items to throw at the performers in revenge. After selling tickets to the third night's crowd, the Duke and Dauphin flee, in a much richer state financially than they were before the Nonesuch.

Answer 4

AT THE COURT HOUSE!
for 3 nights only
The World Renowned Tragedians
DAVID GARRICK THE YOUNGER!
And
EDMUND KEAN THE ELDER!
of the london and continental theatres,
In their thrilling tragedy of
THE KING S CAMELEOPARD,
or
THE ROYAL NONESUCH ! ! !
admission 50 cents
WOMEN AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED

(of course, the great tragedy is just going to be one man giving a long speech about a tragedy followed by a man going out on stage and putting on a moderately funny show naked, But you don t say that after the first time you see it, they talk you out of it so your neighbors can suffer as you have and the con men can run off with your money.)

Answer 5

Nonesuch Definition

Answer 6

The conmen's play.

Answer 7

the play that the cons and huck put on...really wacky yet funny part of the book

Answer 8

it's the 'goings on' that the upper elite didn't discuss but knew was always there

Answer 9

that is what the con men call their "acting company"

Answer 10

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