The Countess of Escarbagnas
the Countess of Escarbagnas is a Comedy-ballet of Molière (music of Charpentier and ballets of Beauchamp), ordered by Louis XIV for the remarriage of sound brother with the palatine princess of Bavaria, after its widowhood. Songs and dance raised this spectacle of quality made to impress the German court.
This work shows us provincial, entichée in good mannerss that she praises herself to have learned in Paris.
One regards this part as during female of Mister de Pourceaugnac .
Played for the first time at Saint-Germain-in-Bush hammer, the December 2nd 1671, Molière interpreted it 20 times. Except the Middle-class man gentleman , it is the comedy-ballet of Molière which was most often represented.
Characters
- the countess of Escarbagnas , noble widow of Angouleme which has just gone on a journey to Paris. She praises herself to have seen there the court and learned the best manners, but only manages to make itself ridiculous.
- the count d' Escarbagnas , wire of the countess. The part names two others wire without showing them, the Marquis and the Commander.
- the Viscount , Cléante of his first name, sighing in title of the countess, it is actually in love with Julie but their loves are opposed by hatred that their families dedicate themselves.
- Julie , friend of the countess, but who actually makes use of her blindness to arrive to her ends with the Viscount.
- Mr. Tibaudier , adviser and sighing of the countess. Amateur of worms and Latin authors, it respects the Viscount although he is his rival.
- Mr. Harpin , receiver of the sizes and sighing of the countess. Contrary to Mr. Tibaudier, it is violently jealous of the Viscount.
- Mr. Bobinet , tutor of the count.
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