The corrected Dandy

the Dandy corrected is a Comédie into three acts and Prose of Marivaux represented for the first time the November 6th 1734 by the ordinary Comédiens of the king to the theater of the street of the Saint-Germain Ditches.

the Dandy corrected did not have all the success which it had been able to deserve to have. The part is one of the rare data by Marivaux with the Actors of the Com3edie fran1caise rather than with the Italian Comédiens. Accustomed Comédie-Française had preventions against Marivaux and, although this well led part knew only two representations, it continued to be played from time to time, until in 1762.

Characters

the Count , father of Hortense.
the Marchioness .
Hortense , girl of the count.
Rosimond , wire of the marchioness.
Dorimène .
Gilding , friend of Rosimond.
Marton , following of Hortense.
Frontin , servant of Rosimond.

History

The marquis Rosimond arrives from Paris to marry provincial. As it does nothing but obey his parents who arranged this marriage, it hardly gets informed about Hortense, his future wife. It is said to him that it has beautiful eyes and much of spirit, but Rosimond, which considers that its been engaged must estimate itself happy that a desired man of all the pretty women of Paris and who remains at the court, wants to condescend well to marry it, does not have cure of it. When it is presented to Hortense, which is rather well laid out towards him, it is addressed to her on an impertinent tone which shocks it: after having complimented it on its eyes and its laces, it completes its tirade by: When do we marry? Hortense decides that she will not marry Rosimond if it does not change tone. To complicate the whole, certain Dorimène which was in connection with Rosimond decides, as for it, to prevent the projected marriage because it thinks that an young man as Rosimond should not marry. As it is somewhat relationship of the family of Hortense, it goes to it accompanied by some Gilding which it met in way. It is not decent, says it, that one been engaged either always near its been engaged. Gilding will thus serve, according to its plans, of rider with Hortense, tandis Rosimond will be it his, with it. Dorimene monopolizes then been engaged, does not yield it to anybody and, indicator which the family wants absolutely that it Marie, she offers to him to marry it. Rosimond, which had, meanwhile, time to better know Hortense, in, although he does not want to acknowledge it, fell madly in love with her and does not want null to marry Dorimène. Taking care not to reveal its feelings towards Hortense by fear of the bad taste, Rosimond goes until engaging Gilding, which does not require better, to make him the court. When Hortense pretends to take pleasure in this inversion of the roles, Rosimond, piqué, seek to reconquer it, without however leaving however its riding paces. When Hortense makes fun of him, it is with despair. After having fought some time still, it ends up asking grace and fall to the feet from Hortense by begging it to forget its madnesses. Dorimene then claims, in front of everyone, the hand of Rosimond, but Hortense declares that it takes for husband, since he ensures that he is corrected.

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