
audiobook
by Ernest Doin
LE DIVORCE DU TAILLEUR
SCÈNE 1ère.
SCÈNE 2e - MAD. LEFÈVRE, RÉMI.
SCÈNE 3e - MAD. LEFÈVRE, LEFÈVRE.
SCÈNE 4e
SCÈNE 5e
SCÈNE 6e - RÉMI, GUILLAUME
SCÈNE 7e - RÉMI, LEFÈVRE, GUILLAUME.
SCÈNE 8e
SCÈNE 9e - MAD. LEFÈVRE, RÉMI.
In a cramped Parisian bedroom, an outspoken tailor’s wife launches into a rapid‑fire rant about newly‑passed divorce laws, unpaid bills, and the absurdities of daily life. Her sharp wit slices through the newspaper headlines and the gossip of cabarets, revealing a household where the wife feels she must “wear the trousers” as much as the husband does. The opening scene brims with lively, colloquial banter that sets a bustling, far‑cical tone for the play.
Enter Rémi, a diligent young worker for the tailor’s errant nephew Guillaume, whose own drinking habits have already stirred rumors. Their exchange spotlights contrasting attitudes toward work, honor, and family duty, while the characters pepper the dialogue with sarcastic jabs at politicians and the latest legal reforms. The piece promises a razor‑sharp satire of 19th‑century French society, delivered through rapid repartee and vivid, earthy humor.
Language
fr
Duration
~33 minutes (32K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Rénald Lévesque
Release date
2006-10-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1809–1891
A French-born teacher, lawyer, and playwright, he built a second life in Quebec and wrote lively stage comedies and dramas in French. His surviving works give a glimpse of 19th-century popular theater shaped by migration, reinvention, and a love of performance.
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