VOLUME XXVIII NEW YEAR'S, 1917 NUMBER I
A LEGHORN HAT
By Eugene Labiche and Marc Michel
Translated from the French by Clair Vincent Chesley
Characters of the Play
Fadinard, a pensioner. Nonancourt, a nurseryman Beauperthuis, husband of Anais. Vézinet, a deaf man. Tardiveau, a bookkeeper. Bobin, the nephew of Nonancourt. Emile Tavernier, a lieutenant. Félix, valet to Fadinard. Achille de Rosalba, a social favorite. Hélène, the daughter of Nonancourt. Anais, the wife of Beauperthius. The Baroness de Champigney. Clara, a dressmaker. Virginie, a maid in service with Beauperthius. A tirewoman of the Baroness, a Corporal, a footman, wedding guests, guardsmen, etc.
Time — the early "fifties." Place — Paris. ACT I House of Fadinard; an octagonal parlour; in the background, folding doors opening outward. Door at each corner; two doors at the right and left foreground. On the left against the scenery, a table with a cover, on which is a tray bearing carafe, glass, sugar bowl; chairs, etc. Note. — For reasons of dramatic efficiency, I have omitted the couplets and choruses. c.V,c, Copyright 1017 by The Poet Lore Company. All rights reserved. I
