Word: medecine
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Medecin Malgre Lui," a movie taken directly from Moliere's play by the same name, imitates the Comedic Francaise in the acting and directing. The cast is an extremely good one, headed by M. Rogoni, as Sganarelle, the jovial, sensual wood-chopper who suddenly becomes a doctor in spite of himself...
Moliere with his wit and sparkle is the man chiefly responsible for making the show worth going to see, and his satire against doctors still gives first-rate entertainment. From the educational standpoint. "Le Medecin Malgre Lui" is a great success to the filled houses that are able to see it; but we should like to see a French movie that is primarily a movie, like "Mayerling," but undefaced by English captions...
...Medecin Malgre Lui," after the play by Moliere, will be presented by the French Talking Films Committee at the Institute of Geographical Exploration on Thursday and Friday. Showings will be at 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, and 9 o'clock...
...Geographical Institute on November 16 where the French Films were being shown, Ogle's representation and description created great amusement. He characterized the medieval medico as offering to his patients the talents of a barber, an spotheoary, an alchemist, and a sorcerer. In his acute diagnosis of disease the "medecin" included only Black Bile. Phlegm and Bed Blood, while bleeding with leeches was his most potent cure...
This is the second successive year that the French Club will have given a play. Last year they presented "L'Amour Medecin." Three years previous to that they gave a play that was so poorly attended that for the following two years nothing was given...