Word: fadinard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Eugene Labiche's 19th century French farce tells of some unusual obstacles facing Fadinard, a young man attempting to get married. While his future in-laws follow him all around Paris, he desperately searches for a replacement for a rare Italian straw hat his horse has eaten. The hat's owner, a young woman named Anais, along with her lover, have encamped themselves in Fadinard's house, making it impossible for him to bring his bride Helene home. Exactly how Fadinard got into this mess is a complicated story you need not be bothered with now; his adventures in locating...
...action is very fast, with Fadinard extricating himself from one hectic mess, only to find himself floundering in an even muckier one. As the stage is often filled with people, the play demands careful motion and precise timing, both essential for the humor to emerge...
Paul Schmidt, as Fadinard, was also largely responsible for the shortcomings of the performance. Labiche created a part that could be played many ways; Schmidt's totally distraught, rather weak and frantic bridegroom is not one of them...