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In the play there are two scoundrels, a "blind" beggar and his servant boy. The blind beggar has a secret hoard of coins, which the boy tricks away from him. The boy deceives, robs then beats his master – the trickster has become the tricked.
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catering to the tastes and theme of market days and fairs. An important business for the actors was to collect money from spectators, and the actor's beggar-man part in the play allowed for comic audience participation.
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