title: Action Files: Gladiators
author: Rupert Matthews
description: Rupert Matthews has been working in publishing for over 20 years. He is the author of over 100 books, as well as numerous magazine articles and newspaper columns. He specializes in history, travel, dinosaurs, and prehistoric life. Rupert resides in Surrey UK.
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  The Modern Husband
  
  
  ACT I.
  
  
    
    
  SCENE I.  
    
  SCENE II.  
    
  SCENE III.  
    
  SCENE IV.  
    
  SCENE V.  
    
  SCENE VI.  
    
  SCENE VII.  
    
  SCENE VIII.  
    
  SCENE IX.
  
  
    
    
  ACT II.
  
  
    
    
  SCENE I.  
    
  SCENE IV.  
    
  SCENE V.  
    
  SCENE VI.  
    
  SCENE VII.  
    
  SCENE VIII.  
    
  SCENE IX.  
    
  SCENE X.  
    
  SCENE XI.  
    
  SCENE XII.  
    
  SCENE XIII.
  
  
    
    
  ACT III.
  
  
    
    
  SCENE I.  
    
  SCENE II.  
    
  SCENE III.  
    
  SCENE IV.  
    
  SCENE V.  
    
  SCENE VI.  
    
  SCENE VII.  
    
  SCENE VII.  
    
  [SCENE VIII.  
    
  ](The%20Modern%20Husband_split_001.html#filepos114124)[SCENE IX.  
    
  ](The%20Modern%20Husband_split_001.html#filepos114538)[SCENE X.  
    
  ](The%20Modern%20Husband_split_001.html#filepos115737)[SCENE XI.  
    
  ](The%20Modern%20Husband_split_001.html#filepos116233)[SCENE XII.  
    
  ](The%20Modern%20Husband_split_001.html#filepos118664)[SCENE XIII.  
    
  ](The%20Modern%20Husband_split_001.html#filepos119621)[SCENE XIV.
  
  
    
    