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...cast: Granger, pedant, A. S. Dixey '02. Chateaufort, capitan, H. B. Stanton '00. Mathieu Gareau, paysan, F. W. Morrison '00. De La Tremblaye, gentilhomme amoureux de la fille du Pedant, B. F. Bell '00. Charlot Granger, fils du Pedant, R. Goelet '02. Corbineli, valet de jeune Granger, fourbe, A. S. Hills '00. Pierre Paquier cuistre Pedant, faisant le plaisant, J. A. Dix '02. Fleury, cousin du Pedant, R. W. Goelet '02. Manon, fille du Pedant, R. B. Bowler '02. Genevote, soeur de M. de la Tremblaye, F. Watson '02. Cuistres...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: French Play Tonight | 12/14/1899 | See Source »

...Dixey '02, Granger, as the pedant, hardly had enough of the manner of an old man to make his acting harmonious. His state presence was easy but his delivery was indistinct and his pronunciation hurried and poor. H. B. Stanton '00, as Chateaufort, the bullying captain, played a rather difficult part with a great deal of credit. His manner was necessarily extravagant, but he was inclined to overdo his part and to rant. F. W. Morrison '00 played the part of a peasant girl with much spirit, and kept in complete harmony with his character throughout. He delivered a difficult...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FRENCH PLAY | 12/13/1899 | See Source »

...false idea that the whole play centers around Granger. The chief character is Corbineli, who runs the plot, upon whom the whole effect depends, and who is the life and soul of the comedy. Next in importance is Chateaufort, the boaster, who is always trying to ruin some one. Pierre Paquier is the stupid servant who acts as messenger between Granger and Genevote. These three characters are the chief comedians, who turn the play from a tragedy to a comedy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FRENCH PLAY | 12/13/1899 | See Source »

...story deals with the troubles of Granger, a pedantic principal of the college of Beauvais at Paris. The first act opens with an interview between Granger and Chateaufort, the swash buckler of the play, who comes to ask for the hand of Manon, the pedant's daughter. Granger does not want him, wishing to marry Manon to a rich peasant named Gareau, so he tells Chateaufort that he has a rival in La Tremblaye, a gentleman living near the college of Beauvais. Chateaufort goes away breathing threats of vengeance against La Tremblaye. Granger then turns to his own love affairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRENCH PLAY. | 12/12/1899 | See Source »

...cast follows: Granger, A. S. Dixey '00. Chateaufort, H. B. Stanton '00. La Trenblaye, B. F. Bell '00. Mathien Gareau, F. W. Morrison '00. Corbineli, A. S. Hills '00. Charlot Granger, R. Goelet '02. Pierre Paquier, J. A. Dix '02. Fleury, R. W. Goelet '02. Manon, R. B. Bowler '02. Genevote, F. Watson '02. Cuistre, J. E. Hunnewell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cercle Play. | 12/5/1899 | See Source »

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