La tête de Martin: Comédie en un acte by Grangé, Barrière, and Decourcelle
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"La tête de Martin: Comédie en un acte" by E. Grangé, Decourcelle, and Th. Barrière is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. This one-act comedy revolves around the humorous and convoluted situations involving several characters sharing the same surname, Martin, highlighting themes of confusion and mistaken identities. The setting unfolds in a hotel, where various interactions lead to comedic misunderstandings and conflicts among guests. The plot primarily centers on
Durand, who is in search of his relative, Isidore Martin, in order to claim a life annuity that has been confusingly constituted on Martin's life. As Durand and his nephew Venceslas attempt to track down Martin, they encounter a series of comedic situations, including misunderstandings about other Martins staying at the hotel and miscommunications that lead to a planned duel over a slight. Throughout the play, the misunderstandings are revealed to stem from familial ties and a desire to secure future happiness, ultimately producing a mix of humor and resolution by the end of the act as Durand learns he can transfer the financial responsibility and avoid further complications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Grangé, Eugène, 1810-1887 |
|---|---|
| Author | Barrière, Théodore, 1825-1877 |
| Author | Decourcelle, Adrien, 1824-1892 |
| Title | La tête de Martin: Comédie en un acte |
| Credits |
Produced by Renald Levesque, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and BNQ (Bibliothèque nationale du Québec) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French drama (Comedy) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12603 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-12603-6 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 171 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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