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The Art of Being Bored: A Comedy in Three Acts

by Edouard Pailleron · translated by Barrett H. (Barrett Harper) Clark

25 roles (0M / 0F / 25 any) · approx 148–205 minutes · 3 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Duchess lead 293 speeches
Mme. De Céran supporting 227 speeches
Roger supporting 196 speeches
Suzanne supporting 163 speeches
Paul supporting 142 speeches
Jeanne supporting 122 speeches
Bellac supporting 111 speeches
Lucy supporting 81 speeches
Mme. De Loudan minor 57 speeches
Ladies minor 27 speeches
Saint-Réault minor 22 speeches
Mme. Arriégo minor 19 speeches
Francois minor 18 speeches
General minor 17 speeches
Baroness minor 16 speeches
Toulonnier minor 12 speeches
Des Millets minor 8 speeches
Mme. De Saint-Réault minor 5 speeches
Virot minor 5 speeches
Several Voices minor 4 speeches
All minor 4 speeches
Servant minor 3 speeches
Gaiac minor 3 speeches
Voices minor 3 speeches
Mme minor 3 speeches

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