Word: dandin
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Dates: during 1901-1901
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...cast for the play is as follows: Dandin, W. D. Haviland '02 Leandre, E. C. Edson '04 Chicaneau, A. C. Champollion '02 Isabelle, W. A. Burnham '04 La Comtesse, K. H. Gibson '04 Petit-Jean, F. B. Thompson '03 L'Intime, R. Goelet '02 and J. P. Hoguet '04 Le Souffleur, L. B. de Koven...
...scene of "Les Plaideurs" is laid in Normandy in the early part of the seventeenth century. The play holds up to ridicule people who take petty cases to court, as well as the judges who try the cases. The action of the play turns about the old Judge Dandin, who has become weak minded through a too close application to his profession. His son, Leandre, takes care of him, and to keep him from going to court arranges a trial at home, at which the house dog, who has stolen a capon, serves as culprit...
Leandre is in love with Isabelle, the daughter of Chicaneau, a gentleman who is also found of law-suits. To win Isabelle, Leandre plays a trick on Chicaneau through which the latter is made to sign a marriage contract believing it to be a deposition of apology. Finally Dandin takes a liking to Isabelle, and declares that she shall marry his son in spite of Chicaneau's objections. The marriage takes place, and Chicaneau threatens to bring another law-suit against Dandin...
...following is the cast of Racine's "Les Plaideurs," the French play to be given by the Cercle Francais in December: Dandin, a judge, A. C. Champollion '02. Leandre, his son, J. P. Hoguet '04. Chicaneau, bourgeois, W. D. Haviland '02. Isabelle, his daughter, W. A. Burnbam '04 La Comtesse, K. H. Gibson '04 Petit-Jean, a janitor, F. B. Thompson '03 L'Intime, a secretary, R. Goelet...
...following cast has been chosen for Racine's "Les Plaideurs," the play to be given by the Cercle Francais next year: La Comtesse, K. H. Gibson '04. W. H. Chase '04. L'Intime, R. Goelet '02. Petit Jean, F. B. Thompson '03. Leandre, J. P. Hoguet '04. Dandin, A. C. Champollion '02. Isabelle, W. A. Burnham '04. Chicanneau, W. D. Haviland...