Monsieur chasse !

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"Monsieur chasse !" is a classic French farce by playwright Georges Feydeau, known for its rapid-fire misunderstandings, marital infidelities, and intricate comic plotting.

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instanceOf farce
play
stage work
author Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creator Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED
depicts bourgeois Parisian society
dramaticForm three-act farce
genre French farce
comedy
farce
hasCharacterType jealous husband
lover in hiding
unfaithful spouse
hasDramaticStructure exposition, escalating complications, resolution
hasMainTheme adultery
deception
marital infidelity
misunderstandings
hasNarrativeDevice coincidences
hidden lovers
misdirected letters and messages
mistaken identities
hasReception considered a classic of Feydeau’s repertoire
hasStyle door-slamming farce
fast-paced dialogue
situational comedy
hasTone light-hearted
satirical
influencedBy 19th-century French boulevard theatre
intendedAudience theatre-going public
isClassicOf French comic theatre
French farce tradition
language French
medium live theatre
movement Belle Époque French theatre NERFINISHED
notableFor intricate comic plotting
marital infidelities as a comic theme
rapid-fire misunderstandings
originalLanguage French
partOf Georges Feydeau’s early farces
typicalProductionFeatures fast entrances and exits GENERATED
multiple doors and entrances on stage GENERATED
physical comedy GENERATED
workOf Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED
workPeriod late 19th century

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Georges Feydeau notableWork Monsieur chasse !