Le divorce du tailleur: Pièce archi-comique en un acte

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Le divorce du tailleur: Pièce archi-comique en un acte

by Ernest Doin

FR·~33 minutes·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total
1

LE DIVORCE DU TAILLEUR

0:34
2

SCÈNE 1ère.

3:00
3

SCÈNE 2e - MAD. LEFÈVRE, RÉMI.

5:28
4

SCÈNE 3e - MAD. LEFÈVRE, LEFÈVRE.

2:32
5

SCÈNE 4e

0:28
6

SCÈNE 5e

1:49
7

SCÈNE 6e - RÉMI, GUILLAUME

2:54
8

SCÈNE 7e - RÉMI, LEFÈVRE, GUILLAUME.

2:34
9

SCÈNE 8e

1:04
10

SCÈNE 9e - MAD. LEFÈVRE, RÉMI.

2:41

Description

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.

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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.

About the author

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Ernest Doin

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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