item: #1 of 6 id: 5193 author: Dufresny, Charles Rivière title: The Double Widowing date: None words: 9904 flesch: 88 summary: Other works by this author may be found at http://www.cadytech.com/dumas/personnage.asp?key=130 THE DOUBLE WIDOWING BY RIVIERE DUFRESNY TRANSLATED AND ADAPTED BY FRANK J. MORLOCK C 1986 CHARACTERS, four men, six women: The Countess, an imperious woman of no particular age Mr. Bramble, her steward Widow, Bramble's wife Tuneless, the Countess's butler who composes music Desmond, Mr. Bramble's nephew, a sentimentalist in love with Arabella Arabella, the Widow's niece, a rationalist in love with Desmond Maid, the Countess's maid Lucy, the Widow's maid Mr. MacPherson, a servant of the Countess Mrs. MacPherson, his wife The scene is set in a room in the Countess's country house. Lucy I am delighted to see you return, sir. keywords: arabella; bramble; countess; desmond; husband; lucy; macpherson; tuneless; widow cache: 5193.txt plain text: 5193.txt item: #2 of 6 id: 6562 author: Molière title: The Pretentious Young Ladies date: None words: 12200 flesch: 87 summary: [Footnote: _Mascarille_ was played by Molière, and has a personality quite distinct from the servant of the same name in the _Blunderer_ and the _Love-Tiff_. [Footnote: _Cyrus_ and _Mandane_ are the two principal characters of Mademoiselle de Scudéry's novel _ keywords: cat; footnote; gorg; jod; ladies; mad; man; masc; mascarille; molière; play; scene; time; way; word cache: 6562.txt plain text: 6562.txt item: #3 of 6 id: 6563 author: Molière title: The Blunderer date: None words: 24001 flesch: 90 summary: SCENE I.--LELIO, _disguised as an Armenian;_ MASCARILLE. HIPPOLYTA, _daughter to_ ANSELMO. keywords: ans; celia; father; good; house; leand; leander; lel; lelio; let; man; masc; mascarille; master; money; passion; scene; shall; sir; time; truf; trufaldin; word cache: 6563.txt plain text: 6563.txt item: #4 of 6 id: 6564 author: Molière title: The Love-Tiff date: None words: 19796 flesch: 91 summary: ALBERT, _father to Lucile_. _Mandatum tuum euro diligenter_. keywords: alb; eras; good; gr.-re; gros; heart; love; lucile; mar; masc; pol; rené; scene; sir; time; val; valère; éraste cache: 6564.txt plain text: 6564.txt item: #5 of 6 id: 6680 author: Molière title: The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts date: None words: 13714 flesch: 85 summary: LA M. (_Returning_). Yes. LA M. (_Returning_). keywords: bores; footnote; good; hand; king; love; man; marquis; men; molière; orphise; play; scene; sir; time; éraste cache: 6680.txt plain text: 6680.txt item: #6 of 6 id: 6681 author: Molière title: Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband date: None words: 10320 flesch: 89 summary: Six months after the brilliant success of the _Précieuses Ridicules_, Molière brought out at the Théâtre du Petit-Bourbon a new comedy, called _Sganarelle, ou le Cocu Imaginaire_, which I have translated by _Sganarelle, or the self-deceived Husband_. Let me endeavour then by care... SCENE XIV.--SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE, _standing at the door of her house, with_ LELIO. keywords: act; aside; cel; celia; husband; lel; lelio; love; maid; molière; scene; sgan; sganarelle; sir; wife cache: 6681.txt plain text: 6681.txt