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Introduction and Dramatis Personae
Acted on May 24, 1671, at the Palais Royal, 'Les Fourberies de Scapin' had great success. It is nothing, however, but a farce, taken partly from classical, partly from Italian or from French sources.
Moli�re acted the part of Scapin.
PERSONS REPRESENTED.
ARGANTE, father to OCTAVE and ZERBINETTE.
G�RONTE, father to L�ANDRE and HYACINTHA.
OCTAVE, son to ARGANTE, and lover to HYACINTHA.
L�ANDRE, son to G�RONTE, and lover to ZERBINETTE.
ZERBINETTE, daughter to ARGANTE, believed to be a gypsy girl.
HYACINTHA, daughter to G�RONTE.
SCAPIN, servant to L�ANDRE.
SILVESTRE, servant to OCTAVE.
N�RINE, nurse to HYACINTHA.
CARLE.
TWO PORTERS.
The scene is at NAPLES.
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