A+Flea+in+Her+Ear

=**La Puce à l’oreille **= La Puce à l’oreille, is a French Comedy of Farce written by Goreges Feydeau and printed in 1709. The comedy was later published in 1909 and then translated to English as a Flea in her Ear in 1966. = **Characters ** =

 **Victor Emmanuel Chandebise **
 Chandebise works for a life insurance company and is married to Raymonde. He has been abstaining from sex due to a nervous condition. He is has no confidence in himself and is very impotent in both his personal and public life such as when dealing with threat. He is the Epitome of impotence in both his sexual life and social one.

 **Poche **
 Is the drunk, bumbling bell boy of the Hotel Coq d’Or. He is often physically reprimanded by his Boss, Ferallion for being lazy and making mistakes. He is often found drinking. His most striking feature is that he looks exactly like Chandebise (though there is no relation) to the point where even Chandebise’s best fried Tournel and his wife Raymonde are fooled.

 **Raymonde Chandebise **
 Raymonde is the wife of Chandebise. She believes that Chandebise is having an affair meanwhile she is having a fake affair with Tournel. When she discovers evidence that Chandebise is cheating she decides to catch him in the act by whiting a fake letter.

 **Camille **
 Camille is the nephew of Chandebise. He has a reputation for being chaste and having never been with a woman, but this reputation is false. He is having an affair with Antoinette and presumably others on the side. Camille has a speech impediment due to a cleft pallet, which is corrected by a silver pallet. Without the pallet Camille cannot pronounce consonants and only certain characters understand him.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Lucienne Homenides De Histangua **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Lucienne is a childhood friend of Raymonde. She is married to Don Carlos Homenides De Histangua. She is a very crafty and scheming woman. She is the one who suggests that Raymonde use a letter from a secret admirer. After Histangua finds the letter in her handwriting she fleas able to reason with her husband, but immediately forgives him for trying to kill her after the truth is revealed.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Don Carlos Homenides De Histangua **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Don Carlos is the Husband of Lucienne. His character revolves around being Spanish and is even being described as a “Spanish Bull” in the beginning of the play. Don Carlos is a very jealous and violent man, who carries around pistols. He loves Lucienne very much and decides to kill both her and her supposed lover after reading the letter. He holds a grudge against Chandebise for seemingly having an affair with his wife.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Romain Tournel **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Tournel is Chandebise’s best friend and co-worker for the life insurance company. He is also having an affair with Raymonde, but she is less receptive to his advances. He goes to the Hotel Coq d’Or in order to meet the mysterious woman who sent a love letter to Chandebise.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Dr. Finache **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Doctor works for Chandebise’s insurance company. He enjoys the fine things in life, such as wine and woman. The Doctor gives Camille the silver pallet to help his speaking. He goes to the Coq d’Or in order to meet women. He is implied to be a regular at the hotel.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Etienne **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Etienne is the butler of the Chandebise’s household. He is suspicious of his wife, Antoinette, but is oblivious of her flirtatious ways. He is very strict and often yells at his wife.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Ferraillon **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Ferraillon is the owner of the Coq d’Or. He is in love with his wife Olympe and flirts with her often. He is violent to his bell boy Poche which leads to some slapstick humor between him and Poche, or Chandebise.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Olympe **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Olympe is a former famous prostitute. Her Husband is Ferallion.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Antoinette **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Antoinette is the Maid of the Chandebise house. She is married to Etienne, but has a relationship with Caimelle that she is able to hide pretty well. She was seen at the Hotel by her husband, but is still able to come up with a plan to cover her tracks.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Eugenie **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The maid in the Hotel Coq d’Or. She tends to poke fun at the reputation the hotel has acquired.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Baptistin **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> He is the drunk uncle of Ferallion. His job is to play a man sick with rheumatism in order to throw off jealous spouses. He has a permanent room in the hotel and sits on a rotating bed in order to cover for illicit couples who are trying to keep their relationship secret.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Rugby **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Rugby is an Englishman that no one can understand. He is waiting to meet a woman who constantly His Nationality sometimes changes based on which country the play is being acted out. Another notable name that has been shown is Shwartzs, the German. =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;">Settings ** = <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The overall setting is Paris during the early 1900‘s. but the play itself takes place in two places the Chandebise house and The Hotel Coq d’Or.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">The Chandebise Household **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> The Chandebise Household is a typical town house. This is where Act One and Act Three takes place. This is where most of the normal action takes place. The exposition and the resolution takes place there. This is where everything is normal or returns to normal.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">The Hotel Coq d’Or **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Hotel Coq d’Or (The Golden Cockerel) is a hotel for couples who are married but not to each other. Some of the characters frequent the hotel for that reason. The Hotel even has revolving beds in order to throw off suspicious spouses. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Some English plays refer to the Hotel as the "Frisky Pussy" or the "Pretty Pussy." <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Coq d’Or is an example of a green world. This is a term used to describe “magic” place where everything in the play changes. For example, Poche (Chandebise’s double) is introduced which causes confusion between the house of Chandebise and the workers of the hotel. This is the part of the play where everything dissolves into Chaos. =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;">Synopsis ** = <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Act 1 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> media type="youtube" key="o6SVy0s3e0g" width="290" height="165" align="left"The act opens with Antoinette and Camille hiding their sordid relationship from Etienne. Raymonde and Lucienne talk about how Chandebise has not performed in bed recently. Raymonde believes that Chandebise is having an affair. They decide to trick Chandebise into revealing himself by sending him a letter written in Lucienne’s hand writing. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Meanwhile, Camille receives a silver pallet from Dr. Finache in order to help his speaking problems. He and Antoinette go to the hotel to celebrate. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Upon reading the message Chandebise is first excited, but then, believes that the writer mistook him for Tournel, who goes to the Hotel to meet the mysterious woman. Chandebise then shows the letter to Don Carlo who recognizes his wife’s hand writing and decides to go after to kill her. Chandebise goes to the hotel to warn Lucienne and Tournel of the danger. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> Act 2 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> media type="youtube" key="vgzyEQIdx0Q" width="302" height="175" align="right"The staff of the Hotel Coq d’Or are getting ready for the night. It is remarked that a room has been requested for Chandebise twice but only one room is reserved and anyone who gives the name “Chandebise” should be allowed to enter. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The first to arrive are Raymonde and Tournel. They talk about their affair and what it is supposed to be about and the meaning of the letter. Tournel repeatedly tries to push to go further in their affair but Raymonde stays loyal to her husband. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Soon the entire Chandebise household has come to the hotel and are causing chaos. Camille loses his palette in a fight with Rugby. Chandebise and the bell boy, Poche are repeatedly confused with each other, especially after they accidentally switch clothing. The chaos comes to a climax when Don Carlos comes in shooting at anything that moves and Chandebise comes face to face with his wife and best friend. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> Act 3 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> media type="youtube" key="UjTZqT52EcY" width="308" height="181" align="left"Etienne returns home to find his wife there. He knows she was at the hotel but she has a “witness” that says she was at home all day. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Raymonde, Tournel, and Lucienne return to the Chandebise house and discuss how both their husbands have gone mad. Chandebise returns home to confront his wife, Don Carlos still wants revenge and Poche comes to get his bellboy uniform which Chandebise still has. When confronted with the two apparent personalities Dr. Finache proclaims Chandebise a raging alcoholic and tries to cure him with ammonia. Meanwhile, Lucienne is able to explain the day’s events to her husband and shows him proof that she is telling the truth. Chandebise comes face to face with Poche for the first time. Finally, Raymonde is able to explain what had happened to her husband (and not Poche for the third time), and Chandebise is able to amass the courage to explain why he had been avoiding sex. =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;">Playwright - George Feydaue =

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Biography
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Faydaue was born on December 8, 1862, in Paris, France. He debuted in 1880 after writing a monologue but only truly became famous after the debut of the play a Gown for his Mistress. In 1886, after a long dry period, Feydue spent two years under masters of the art of Farce, such as; Eugène Scribe, Eugène Labiche, Henri Meilhac, and Alfred Hennequin. Later, the dry spell would end with the play The Happy Hunter written in 1829. Almost every Farce Feydaue wrote was sure to be a hit. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Feydaue had a bohemian lifestyle that would eventually lead to his downfall. He would often sleep until midday, get up to work until seven or eight at night, before heading out for a night on the town and coming back I the early morning. His action constantly grate on the nerves of his wife which only makes their already existing marriage problems worse. Feydaue dies on June 5, 1921 at the age of 59. He goes mad due to a vernal diseases and ends up spending his final years in a mental institution. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> Other Plays

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Tailleur pour dames
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1886, and Published in 1888 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> A Gown for His Mistress, 1969

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> L’Affaire Édouard
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed and published in 1889 in collaboration with Maurice Desvallières <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> Printed and published in 1892 in collaboration with Maurice Desvallières

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Champignol malgré lui
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> A Close Shave, 1892

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Monsieur chasse!
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1892, and Published in 1896 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Happy Hunter, 1973

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Un Fil à la patte
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1894, and published in 1899 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Not By Bed Alone, 1970

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1894, and published in 1928 in collaboration with Maurice Desvallières <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Hotel Paradiso, 1957

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Le Dindon
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1896, and published in 1949 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> There Is One in Every Marriage, 1970

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> La Dame de chez Maxim
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1899, and published in 1914 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">The Lady from Maxim’s, 1899

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> La Duchesse des Folies-Bergère
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1902, and published in 1955

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> La Main passe!
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1904, and published in 1906 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Chemin de Fer, 1968 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> "La Puce à L'oreille."

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Le Bourgeon
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1906, and published in 1907

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Occupe-toi d’Amélie
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1908, and published in 1911 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Keep an Eye on Amélie, 1958

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Feu la mère de Madame
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1908, and published in 1923 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Better Late, 1973

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> On purge bébé
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed and Published in 1910 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Going to Pot, 1970

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> “Mais n’te promène donc pas toute nue!”
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1911, and published in 1912 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Don’t Run Around in the Nude, 1987

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Léonie est en avance: Ou, Le Mal Joli
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1911, and published in 1919 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Pregnant Pause: Or, Love’s Labor Lost, 1985

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Hortense a dit: “Je m’en fous!”
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Printed in 1916, and published in 1948 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Tooth and Consequence, 1976

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Théâtre complet
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Published in 1948-1956 <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 9 volumes

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Four Farces by Georges Feydaue
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Published in 1970

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Five by Feydaue **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Published in 1994

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> Legacy
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Feydeau is associated with the theater of the belle e’poque or beautiful time. This refers to the time between the 1889 World’s Fair and World War I. He is thought to be one of the greatest French comics after Moliere. He is also known as the King of Farce. =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;"> Gags ** =

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Chandebise and Poche **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chandebise and Poche look so similar that they are played by the same actor to get the point across. The comedy based around the mistaken identity of Chandebise and Poche leads to some very interesting

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> [[image:https://woodlandoperahouse.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/unnamed.jpg align="left" caption="Analise Langford as Raymonde Chandebise (center) and Steve Mackay as Poche (left) and Victor Emmanuel Chandebise (right) - Woodland Opera House"]] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> scenes between characters. Raymonde and Tournel beg Poche for forgiveness thinking he is Chandebise and the respectable Chandebise is struck repeatedly by Ferallion who believes him to Poche. At times the characters even switch clothing. More comedy ensues when Poche comes to return Camille’s silver Pallet and is immediately thought to be Chandebise and that Chandebise is a drunkard.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The Lover **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The idea of a Secret lover is what the entire play revolves around. Each character believes there is one; either a secret admirer or a secret affair. Only the audience knows that there is no true affair and that the characters beliefs are false.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Slapstick gags **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Some of the slapstick gags seen in Feydaue’s were borrowed from silent movies.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Don Carlos spit take
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The spit take is one of the classic theater gags that never get old. Feydeau manages to put it in twice. Don Carlo Finds a glass of what looks like water abandoned on a table. The Spanish Bull Dose not know is something was added to the water to make it unpalatable (boric acid is used the first time and later ammonia). ===<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Ferraillon’s abuse of Poche/ Chandebise ** === <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Physical abuse is one of the most popular types of Farce. Ferallion used to work in the army and tries to recreate that in his Hotel. His confusion regarding Poche and Chandebise is funny because Ferraillon would not have reacted to Chandebise the same way, had he known who the aristocrat actually was.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Entrances and exits **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are 274. They are meant to cause a sense of chaos and rushing. Sometimes Characters are on the stage for mere seconds before leaving again. These are made funny by the near misses and last second escapes that seem to happen every few seconds.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Don Carlos Homenides De Histangua **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Histangua is the French stereotype of a typical Spanish man. He is loud, angry and violent. His violent tendencies shooting up the Hotel Coq d’Or and wanting to duel Chandebise for having an affair with his wife.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Rugby **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rugby is a stereotypical man of English decent. However, this may change due to the country the play is being performed. This is the Directors choice. The character of Rugby is based on solely on the culture he represents and acts as comic relief based on the stereotypes around the culture.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Camille’s speech impediment. **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Camille has a cleft pallet, which makes him unable to pronounce consonants. This is fixed easily with a silver pallet witch is given to him by Dr. Finache. There are two points that shop the points that make fun of Camille’s problem. The first is that Lucienne, like the Audience, has no idea what he is saying, and is shocked when Raymonde can have a full conversation with him. Later, when Raymonde and Tournel meet Camille in the hotel they think he cannot be Camille because he has the silver pallet in and can speak normally.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Rugby (or any other name given)
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Rugby does not speak the native language and no one can understand him. He often communicates using physical movements and body language. His intentions are obvious when it comes to women. =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;"> Criticism = <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Feydaue’s plays were so successful during his lifetime that the DeGaulle’s Minister of Culture, Andre Malraux, put out a directive against the plays. He worried that the popularly of the plays were taking the places of classic plays. In America, Feydaue’s plays were not as well liked because the humor was geared toward French culture. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Thom Bassett compared the “A Flea in Her Ear” to manic antics rather than farce citing the numerous sexual innuendos that appear from the first few minutes onward.Over-acting and taking the slapstick aspect of the comedy too far ends up ruining the play rather than enhancing it as the play should have. =<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;"> Legacy =

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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">A Flea in Her Ear ===<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> This Broadway performance took place in October of 1969. There were eleven performances during this time. Feydaue‘s work was translated by Barnett Shaw. The play was directed by Gower Champion and Eugene Barcone. === <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.5pt;"> Cast <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise / Poche – Robert Gerringer <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Raymonde Chandebise (referred to as Yvonne) – Carol Teitel <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Romain Tournel – Philip Kerr <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Lucienne Homenides De Histangua (referred to as Serrita) – Ann Weldon <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Carlos Homenides De Histangua – Herman Poppe <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Camille Chandebise – Michael O'Sullivan <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Augustin Ferraillon – Ray Reinhardt <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Docteur Finache – Harry Frazier <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Olympe Ferraillon (referred to as Olivia) – Ruth Kobart <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Antoinette – Deborah Sussel <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Etienne – Barry MacGregor <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Eugénie – Izetta Smith <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Rugby – George Ede <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Baptistin – Robert Lanchester

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Movie **
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">===<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The Flea in her Ear <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> A French comedy directed by Stellio Lorenzi based on the play La Puce a’ l’oreille written by Georges Feydeau. This movie started playing in 1956 and was performed in French. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Cast <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise / Poche – Pierre Mondy <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Raymonde Chandebise – Marthe Mercadier <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Romain Tournel – Pierre Mondy <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Lucienne Homenides De Histangua (refered to as Yvonne Homenidès) – Charlotte Kady <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Carlos Homenides De Histangua – Robert Manuel <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Camille Chandebise – Albert Rémy <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Augustin Ferraillon – Louis de Funès <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Docteur Finache – Alfred Adam <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Olympe Ferraillon – Suzanne Dantès <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Antoinette – Solange Certain <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Etienne – Pascal Mazzotti <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Eugénie – Jeanine Sudreau <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Rugby – Jess Hahn <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Baptistin – Jean Bellanger <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> ===<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">A Flea in Her Ear <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> An English movie based on the French play, directed by Michael Hayes. The script is translated by John Mortimer. The movie was created in the United Kingdom and is the first English version of "Flea in Her Ear" <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Cast <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise / Poche – Robert Lang <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Raymonde Chandebise – Geraldine McEwan <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Romain Tournel – John Stride <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Lucienne Homenides De Histangua – Anne Godley <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Carlos Homenides De Histangua – Frank Wylie <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Camille Chandebise – Edward Hardwicke <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Augustin Ferraillon – Michael Turner <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Docteur Finache – Kenneth MacKintosh <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Olympe Ferraillon – Margo Cunningham <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Antoinette – Sheila Reid <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Etienne – Anthony Hopkins <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Eugénie – Petronella Barker <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Rugby (Recognized as Herr Schwarz) – Peter Cellier <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Baptistin – Reginald Green <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> ===<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">La puce ‘a l’oreille <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> A movie directed by Yves Di Tullio and produced by the Centre National de la Cine’matographe (CNC) in 1997. The movie is a comedy based on the play of the same name based on the play of the same name. The movie is acted out in French. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Cast <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise / Poche – Jean-Paul Belmondo <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Raymonde Chandebise – Cristiana Re’ali <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Romain Tournel – Pierre Vernier <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Lucienne Homenides De Histangua – Charlotte Kady <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Carlos Homenides De Histangua – Antoine Duléry <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Camille Chandebise – Jean-Paul Bordes <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Augustin Ferraillon – Laurent Gamelon <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Docteur Finache – Gaston Vacchia <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Olympe Ferraillon – Arlette Didier <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Antoinette – Brigitte Chamarande <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Etienne – Urbain Cancelier <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Eugénie – Cécile Arrieu <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Rubby – Paul Bandey <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Baptistin – Serge Berry