The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant)

By Molière

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Nov 26, 2019
• ISBN: 4057664625991

Molière

Molière was a French playwright, actor, and poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature, his extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more.

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Molière

The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant)

Published by Good Press, 2021

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EAN 4057664625991

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CHARLES HERON WALL

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

THE FLYING DOCTOR.

SCENE I.——VALÈRE, SABINE.

SCENE II——VALÈRE, SGANARELLE.

SCENE III.——GORGIBUS, GROS-RENÉ.

SCENE IV.——SABINE, GORGIBUS, SGANARELLE (as doctor) .

SCENE V.——SABINE, GORGIBUS, SGANARELLE (as doctor) , LUCILE.

SCENE VI.——THE LAWYER.

SCENE VII.——GORGIBUS, LAWYER, SGANARELLE (as doctor) .

SCENE VIII.——VALÈRE (alone) .

SCENE IX.——VALÈRE, SGANARELLE.

SCENE X.——SGANARELLE, GORGIBUS.

SCENE XI.——SGANARELLE (dressed as a doctor) , GORGIBUS.

SCENE XII.——VALÈRE, SGANARELLE.

SCENE XIII.——GORGIBUS, SGANARELLE.

SCENE XIV.——GROS-RENÉ, GORGIBUS, SGARANELLE.

SCENE XV.——VALÈRE, LUCILE, GORGIBUS, SGANARELLE.

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE.

WITH SHORT INTRODUCTIONS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES

BY

CHARLES HERON WALL

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'Le Médecin Volant' seems to have been acted for the first time in Paris, on the 18th of April, 1659. Parts of it were reproduced in 'L'Amour Médecin,' and 'Le Médecin malgré lui.'

Molière acted the part of Sganarelle.

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Gorgibus, father to Lucile.

Valère, in love with Lucile.

Sganarelle, servant to Valère.

Gros-René, valet to Gorgibus.

A Lawyer.

Lucile.

Sabine, cousin to Lucile.

THE FLYING DOCTOR.

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SCENE I.——VALÈRE, SABINE.

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