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\nByCleve Haubold  \nuel French,Inc.  \n 7hefapr  ra  \n(ALL GROUPS)  \nComedy—CHARLES FEYDEAU  \nEnglish Adaptation by Barnett Shaw7 Men,3 Women—2 Interiors  \nChandel tells Yvonne he is going hunting with Castillo,but whenCastillo turns up unexpectedly,she sees the hoax,and thereforedecides to yield to Roussel's amorous advances,going to hisbachelor den with him.But,across the hall,Chandel is having arendezvous with Madame Castillo.A hectic evening ensues,compli-cated by an eccentric landlady and by the appearance of Yvonne'snephew,whose girl friend used to live there.The police,seekingMadame Castillo's lover,grab Roussel,while Chandel escapesthrough the window and runs off with Roussel's trousers.The mix-upunravels in act three,with one surprise after the other,Yvonnewinning all tricks while her husband gets the punishment.  \nROYALTY,$35-$25  \nAGown  \nMistress  \n(Little Theatre)FarceGEORGE FEYDEAU  \nEnglish Translation by Barnett Shaw4 Men,6 Females—InteriorCan be played 1900 Period or Chic Modern  \nA wild and saucy matrimonial mix-up by the cel-ebrated author of A FLEA IN HER EAR.  \nDr.Moulineaux stays out all night after a futile attempt to meethis mistress,Suzanne,at the Opera Ball.He tells his wife he hasbeen up all night with a friend,Bassinet,who is near death,but atthat moment Bassinet walks in.Upbraided by his mother-in-law forhis infidelity,he decides he must no longer allow Suzanne to pretendto be a patient.For a hide-away,he rents an apartment that formerlybelonged to a dressmaker.In Act ll he is courting Suzanne in hisnew apartment when her husband walks in.Posing as a dressmakerhe gets rid of the husband momentarily,but is caught in a desperate entanglement when his wife,his mother-in-law,Bassinet,andBassinet's wife appear.In Act III,Moulineaux's household is in anuproar but he manages to lie his way out of it all with the help ofBassinet who has a photograph that seems to solve everything.Out-standing male and female roles.The play moves rapidly and is anexcellent work-out for alert actors and actresses.  \nROYALTY,$35-$25  \n# Banker's Dilemma\n\nor  \nHow the Famous Dollopand Trippington RailroadCame to Botts,California!  \nA FARCE IN ONE ACTBy Cleve Haubold  \nBOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY  \nSAMUELF  \n25 WEST 45TH STREET7623 SUNSET BoULEVARDLONDON  \n CH,INC.  \nNEW YORK 10036HOLLYWOOD90046TORONTO  \nCopying from thand ihe right of per  \nWhenever the plagrams,printing anament with Samuel  \nDue authorship qtising for the play.  \nCopyright C,1971,by Samuel French,Inc.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED  \nCAUTION:Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that THEBANKER’S DILEMMA is subject to aroyalty.It is fully protected under thecopyright laws of the United States of America,the British Commonwealth,including Canada,and all other countries of the Copyright Union.All rights,including professional,amateur,motion picturesrecitation,lecturing,public reading,radio broadcasting,television,and the rights of translationinto foreign languages are strictly reserved.In its present form the play isdedicated to the reading public only.  \nTHE BANKER'S DILEMMA may be given stage presentation by ama-teurs upon payment of a royalty of Ten Dollars for the first performance,and Ten Dollars for each additional performance,payable one week beforethe date when the play is given to Samuel French,Inc.,at 25 West 45thStreet,New York,N.Y.10036,or at 7623 Sunset Boulevard,Hollywood,Calif.90046,or to Samuel French (Canada),Ltd.,80 Richmond Street East,Toronto,Ontario,Canada M5C 1P1.  \nRoyalty of the required amount must be paid whether the play is presentedfor charity or gain and whether or not admission is charged.  \nStock royalty quoted on application to Samuel French,Inc.  \nFor all other rights than those stipulated above,apply to Samuel French,Inc.  \nParticular emphasis is laid on the question of amateur or professionalreadings,permission and terms 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