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The Doctor in Spite of Himself
A Farce in Three Acts by Molière
Adapted by Lady Gregory
OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Lady Gregory
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Adapted / Translated From
Molière
Synopsis
Molière's classic comedy farce has Martha exacting revenge on her husband Sganarelle for a beating he meted out to her. She hears that Geronte seeks a doctor to tend to his daughter Lucy who has been struck dumb by the prospect of marrying a dolt. Martha tells of her husband's secret skill as a doctor, but that he'll only admit to this when beaten himself. Sganarelle finds himself becoming a doctor overnight.
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Play Type
Adaptation/Translation
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Male
6
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Cast Size Female
3
PUBLISHED SCRIPTS
Title
Selected Plays of Lady Gregory
Year
1993
Published By
Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address
P.O. Box 6
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA
England
Phone
+ 44 1753 886000
Email
sales@colinsmythe.co.uk
Website
www.colinsmythe.co.uk
ISBN
0-86140-100-X
Title
The translations and adaptions of Lady Gregory and her collaborations with Douglas Hyde and W.B. Yeats :being the fourth volume of the collected plays /edited and with a foreword by Ann Saddlemyer.
Year
1970
Published By
Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address
P.O. Box 6
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA
England
Phone
+ 44 1753 886000
Email
sales@colinsmythe.co.uk
Website
www.colinsmythe.co.uk
Title
The Kiltarten Moliere/translations by Lady Gregory
Year
1910
Published By
Publisher not found
Address
England
ISBN
9781143542398
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