Word: pedantic
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Dates: during 1899-1899
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...Pedant Joue," by Cyrano de Bergerac, as it is to be performed in this year's theatricals of the Cercle Francais, will be in three acts. The original play is in five acts, but this was thought to be too long for the Cercle's production. In its revised form, the drama still retains the striking tone of de Bergerac. A synopsis of it is as follows...
...pedant, Granger, has a lovely daughter, Manon, for whose hand there are three aspirants, Chateaufort, a blustering swashbuckler, Gareau and La Trenblaye. Granger himself and his son, Charlot, are both in love with La Trenblaye's sister, Genevote. In the many amusing situations which result from this complicated state of affairs, Corbineli, Granger's body servant, plays an important part. He is the conventional servant of comedy who is always interesting himself in his master's private affairs, and it is he who originates all the clever tricks with which the play abounds...
...parts in this year's French play, Le Pedant Jone, have been finally assigned as follows: Granger, A. S. Dixey '02. Chateaufort, H. B. Stanton '00. La Trenblaye, B. F. Bell '00. Mathieu Gareau, G. M. G. Nichols '00. Corbineli, A. S. Hills '00. Charlot Granger, R. Goelet '02. Pierre Paquier, J. A. Dix '02. Fleury, R. W. Goelet '02. Manon, H. D. Bowler '02. Genevote, F. Watson '02. Cuistre, J. M. Hunnewell...
...speaking parts in this year's French play, "Le Pedant Joue," were assigned last night as follows: Genevote F. Watson '02. Manon R. B. Bowler '02. Corbineli, A. S. Hills '02. Fleury, R. W. Goelet '02. C. Granger, H. Guerra '01. Paquier, J. A. Dix '02 La Trenblaye, B. F. Bell '00. Garean, P. J. Sachs '00. Chateaufort, H. B. Stanton...
...Cercle Francais has decided to give this year a play of Cyrano de Bergerac's entitled "Pedant Joue." It is a farce of the pre-classic school, and is after the manner of the early Italian plays. The performances will be given during the second and third weeks in December,--three in Cambridge and two in Boston...