Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe. Eugène Brieux

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       Eugène Brieux

      Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe

      Three Plays By Brieux

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066210175

Table of Contents

       PREFACE

       WOMAN ON HER OWN

       [ La Femme Seule ]

       Translated by Mrs. Bernard Shaw

       CHARACTERS

       WOMAN ON HER OWN

       ACT I

       ACT II

       ACT III

       FALSE GODS

       CHARACTERS

       ACT I

       ACT II

       ACT III

       ACT IV

       ACT V

       THE RED ROBE

       CHARACTERS

       ACT I

       Scene I :— A small reception-room in an old house at Mauleon.

       Scene II :— Vagret, Madame Vagret.

       Scene III :— Vagret, Madame Vagret, Catialéna.

       Scene IV :— Vagret, Delorme.

       Scene V :— Vagret, Madame Vagret, then Bertha, Bunerat, La Bouzole, Mouzon.

       Scene VI :— The same, with Ardeuil.

       ACT II

       Scene I :— The recorder, then the doorkeeper, then Mouzon. When the curtain rises the recorder, seated in the magistrate's armchair, is drinking his coffee. The doorkeeper enters.

       Scene II :— Enter Mondoubleau.

       Scene III :— The same and the officer.

       Scene IV :— Mouzon and Mondoubleau.

       Scene V :— Mouzon, the recorder, and then Bridet.

       Scene VI :— Mouzon, Maître Plaçat.

       Scene VII :— Mouzon, Etchepare, the recorder.

       Scene VIII :— Mouzon and the recorder.

       Scene IX :— Mouzon, recorder, Yanetta.

       Scene X :— The same, Etchepare.

       Scene XI :— Mouzon, Yanetta, the recorder.

       ACT III

       Scene I :— Benoît, La Bouzole. As the curtain rises the recorder is removing various papers from the desk and placing them in a cardboard portfolio. Enter La Bouzole.

       Scene II :— La Bouzole, Old Madame Etchepare.

       Scene III :— La Bouzole, recorder.

       Scene IV :— The same and later Madame Vagret, Bunerat, the President of Assizes, and Mouzon, then the Attorney-General.

       Scene V :— Mouzon, Attorney-General. Mouzon rubs his hands together, bubbling with joy.

       Scene VI :— Mondoubleau, Attorney-General.

       Scene VII :— Recorder, then the doorkeeper, then Madame Vagret, the President of Assizes, Bunerat, Madame Bunerat, and Vagret.

       Scene VIII :— Vagret, the President of Assizes, then the Attorney-General.

       Scene IX :— Vagret, Madame Vagret.

       ACT IV

       Scenes — Same as the Second Act.

       Scene II.

       Scene III :— The recorder goes out. Enter Etchepare's mother.

       Scene IV :— Yanetta is shown in.

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