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French language.
Presented on a bill with "C'est P'us Pareil."
"A comedy written in the French proverb tradition. 'Les proverbes' were salon comedies which proved the validity of a well-known proverb - in this case, 'He who loses, wins.' The hero, Gilbert, lives in an era where where men enjoy liberty without the constraints of marriage, but who finally chooses to lose a card game & a bet in order to win the love & respect of his wife."
French language.
Presented on a bill with "C'est P'us Pareil."
"A comedy written in the French proverb tradition. 'Les proverbes' were salon comedies which proved the validity of a well-known proverb - in this case, 'He who loses, wins.' The hero, Gilbert, lives in an era where where men enjoy liberty without the constraints of marriage, but who finally chooses to lose a card game & a bet in order to win the love & respect of his wife."
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