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id: 5193
title: The Double Widowing
author: Dufresny, Charles Rivière
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  Desmond, Mr. Bramble''s nephew, a sentimentalist in love with Arabella Arabella, the Widow''s niece, a rationalist in love with Desmond quickly--tell me news of your uncle-Is Mr. Bramble dead or alive? Dress her up quickly, for the Countess wants to see her right away. Listen, you must tell his wife that when her husband was dying--he husband is dead--is she in love with Desmond, and does she plan to My mistress wishes that Desmond was not her husband''s nephew. Countess and the Widow Bramble.) say, I fear that the husband she intends for Arabella is none other still love that little Arabella, I warn you, the Countess intends to (Exit Bramble, Countess, Arabella, and Tuneless. give my money to Desmond, and then marry Arabella to whoever she And, for the same reason, I--I am going to marry Arabella a hundred (Enter the Countess, Arabella, Desmond, and the MacPhersons.)


id: 6680
title: The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts
author: Molière
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  related that, the Marquis de Soyecourt passing by at the time, the King the first scene in the second act, and Molière''s story of Piquet, which thing, I believe, quite new, to have a comedy planned, finished, got up, necessary to speak of it [Footnote: _The Bores_, according to the like to listen to the play." "Hast thou not seen it, Marquis? talks, and dances at the same time; and makes Éraste perform the lady''s Sir, Orphise is alone, and is coming this way. short time you shall see her here, when she has got rid of some Fie, Climène, do not call lovers those men whose love is like [Footnote: A well-known horse-dealer in Molière''s time.] it shall be seen by the King; the thing is as good as done. blamed, for a long time, your love for Éraste, I now give him to you for


id: 6681
title: Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband
author: Molière
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  translated by _Sganarelle, or the self-deceived Husband_. credulous fool, who has a young wife (Act ii., Scene I), reminds one at servant to Theodocia;" these are imitations of Sganarelle and Lelio. Nearly all the scenes imitated in this play from Molière''s Sir John Vanbrugh also translated Molière''s _Sganarelle_, which was SGANARELLE, _a citizen of Paris and the self-deceived husband_. short, madam, believe me there is nothing like having a husband at night Upon my word, your Lelio is a mere fool to stay away the very time SCENE V.--SGANARELLE''S WIFE, _alone_. (_Aside, looking still at the portrait in Sganarelle''s hand_). SCENE XI.--LELIO, SGANARELLE''S WIFE. SCENE XV.--SGANARELLE, LELIO. SCENE XV.--SGANARELLE, LELIO. SCENE XVI.--SGANARELLE, CELIA, _at her window, seeing Lelio go away_. not acted at all like an honourable man. SCENE XXIII.--GORGIBUS, CELIA, LELIO, SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE''S WIFE, SCENE XXIV.--VILLEBREQUIN, GORGIBUS, CELIA, LELIO, SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE''S WIFE, CELIA''S MAID.


id: 6563
title: The Blunderer
author: Molière
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  father becomes reconciled to his daughter having married a serving-man But let us endeavour to speak to Celia for a moment, to know what she SCENE III.--CELIA, LELIO, MASCARILLE. want now; let us make better use of our time; let us know of her quickly SCENE IV.--TRUFALDIN, CELIA, MASCARILLE, _and_ LELIO _in a have come to consult you to know whether his love is likely to meet with SCENE VIII.--TRUFALDIN, LEANDER, LELIO, MASCARILLE. SCENE XI.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE, _and his company masked_. [Footnote: Though Lelio says to Mascarille, "Enough, I know it all," he SCENE III.--TRUFALDIN, LELIO, MASCARILLE. SCENE VI.--TRUFALDIN, LELIO, MASCARILLE. SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE. I shall stay as long as you like; I only wish to please you; let us SCENE IX.--CELIA, ANDRÈS, LELIO, MASCARILLE. I shall soon let you know what can be done. I shall go and inform my master of this, and let him know


id: 6564
title: The Love-Tiff
author: Molière
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  scene between Lucile, Éraste, Marinette, and Gros-René, as well as in thinking, shows sufficient love for you; she sees you and talks to you, One, in good truth, who bears you no great ill-will; in a word, my SCENE III.--ÉRASTE, VALÈRE, GROS-RENÉ. To tell you the truth, what you now wish to know has also greatly to love Valère, after so much ill-usage; he shall become the object of you refuse to do it, I, myself shall let him know that his passion has SCENE IX.--VALÈRE, ALBERT, LUCILE, MASCARILLE. Your great love for Valère may be blamed a little, but SCENE III.--ÉRASTE, LUCILE, MARINETTE, GROS-RENÉ. love, nor how long I shall suffer; but this I know, beauteous charmer, that I shall always love you.--ÉRASTE." This is an assurance of SCENE VIII.--ALBERT, POLYDORE, LUCILE, ÉRASTE, VALÈRE, MASCARILLE. SCENE IX.--ALBERT, POLYDORE, ASCANIO, LUCILE, ÉRASTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, Let her go and put on another, and meanwhile you shall know


id: 6562
title: The Pretentious Young Ladies
author: Molière
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  Molière began in _The Pretentious Young Ladies_ to paint men and women no room for any one to use the Proverb; [Footnote: In Molière''s time it awkward Figure an Author makes the first time he appears in print! In a Word, as I said, I am not allowed breathing time; Mr. de Husbands_, two characters taken from Molière''s _Learned Ladies_, and [Footnote: The plot of _The Man of Taste_, as we have said before, was [Footnote: Gorgibus was the name of certain characters in old comedies. [Footnote: _Mascarille_ was played by Molière, and has a personality [Footnote: The original has a play on words. [Footnote: It was at that time the custom for men of rank to comb their [Footnote: In the original French the word is _ruelle_, which means [Footnote: The scene of Mascarille reading his extempore verses is authors to come and read their new plays to people of rank, that they


