The Art of Being Bored: A Comedy in Three ActsPailleron, Edouard
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The Art of Being Bored: A Comedy in Three Acts
Pailleron, Edouard
Comedy plays; French drama -- Translations into English
=Choosing a Career.= By G. A. de Caillavet. Written by one of the
authors of “Love Watches.” A one-act farce of mistaken identity, full
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=French Without a Master.= By Tristan Bernard. 5 males, 2 females.
A clever one-act farce by one of the most successful of French
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interpreter who does not know a word of French. Price 35 cents.
=Panurge’s Sheep.= A comedy in one act. By Meilhac and Halevy. A
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=The Law-Suit.= (Der Prozess). A comedy in one act. By Roderich
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situations and bright lines. 3 men. Price, 35 cents.
=The Third Man.= (Der Dritte). A comedy in one act. By Roderich
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human beings, and proves the truth of the saying that “love finds a
way.” 3 women, 1 man. Price 35 cents.
=The Sicilian.= (Le Sicilien). A farce in two acts. By Moliere. One of
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=Doctor Love.= (L’Amour Medecin). A farce in three acts by Moliere. An
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=The Affected Young Ladies.= (Les Precieuses ridicules). A comedy
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=Crainquebille.= A play in three scenes. By Anatole France. A
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=The Imaginary Invalid.= Comedy in 3 acts by Moliere. 8 males, 4
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ailing but upon human nature in general. Easily produced. Price 50
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Transcriber's Notes
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations
in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling,
punctuation and general disregard of accents remains unchanged.
Italics are represented thus _italic_ and bold thus =bold=.
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