(LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN.)

By Molière

Translated Into English Prose. With Short Introductions And Explanatory Notes By Charles Heron Wall

Acted on May 24, 1671, at the Palais Royal, 'Les Fourberies de Scapin' had great success. It is nothing, however, but a farce, taken partly from classical, partly from Italian or from French sources.

Molière acted the part of Scapin.


CONTENTS

[ PERSONS REPRESENTED. ]

[ THE IMPOSTURES OF SCAPIN. ]

[ ACT I. ]

[ SCENE I.—OCTAVE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE II.—OCTAVE, SCAPIN, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE III.—HYACINTHA, OCTAVE, SCAPIN, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE IV.—OCTAVE, SCAPIN, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE V.—SCAPIN, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE VI.—ARGANTE, SCAPIN, SILVESTRE ]

[ SCENE VII.—SCAPIN, SYLVESTRE. ]

[ ACT II. ]

[ SCENE I.—GÉRONTE, ARGANTE. ]

[ SCENE II.—GÉRONTE (alone). ]

[ SCENE III—GÉRONTE, LÉANDRE. ]

[ SCENE IV.—LÉANDRE (alone). ]

[ SCENE V.—OCTAVE, LÉANDRE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE VI.—LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, CARLE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE VII.—LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE VIII.—ARGANTE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE IX.—ARGANTE, SCAPIN, SILVESTRE ]

[ SCENE X.—ARGANTE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE XI.—GÉRONTE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE XII.-OCTAVE, LÉANDRE, SCAPIN. ]

[ ACT III. ]

[ SCENE I.—ZERBINETTE, HYACINTHA, SCAPIN, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE II.—GÉRONTE, SCAPIN. ]

[ SCENE III.—ZERBINETTE, GÉRONTE. ]

[ SCENE IV.—ZERBINETTE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE V.—ARGANTE, ZERBINETTE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE VI.—ARGANTE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE VII.-GÉRONTE, ARGANTE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE VIII.—ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, NÉRINE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE IX.—SCAPIN, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE X.—GÉRONTE, ARGANTE, HYACINTHA, ZERBINETTE, NÉRINE, SILVESTRE. ]

[ SCENE XI.—ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, OCTAVE, HYACINTHA, ZERBINETTE, NÉRINE, ]

[ SCENE XII.-ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, HYACINTHA, ZERBINETTE, ]

[ SCENE XIII.—ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, HYACINTHA, ]

[ SCENE XIV.—ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, HYACINTHA, ZERBINETTE, ]