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A Fitting Confusion

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  7w, 3m

Norman R. Shapiro, Georges Feydeau

Georges Feydeau
translated by Norman R. Shapiro

NOTICE: Please be advised, this title is from the Samuel French Vault and is made from a scan of an archived manuscript. We hope you’ll treasure this glimpse into theatre history.

A Fitting Confusion

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce

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Summary
A doctor stays out all night and then explains to his bride that he was with a sick friend. Of course, the friend is not sick; and the doctor ends up renting an apartment from the friend for his assignation. The would-be mistress' husband follows her here and later brings his own mistress along - who turns out to be the wife of the doctor's friend! As always in Feydeau, the complications fly fast and furious until everyone manages to sort things out.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Norman R. Shapiro

Georges Feydeau

Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) was born in France to a well-known Parisian writer. He was influenced from a young age by prominent farcical authors such as Eugène Labiche and Henri Meilhac. His first significant international success, The Lady from Maxim's (La Dame de chez Maxim ...
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