Paillasse is an actor in a traveling drama company. He loves his wife, Francesquine,who is also his partner on stage, more than anything else in the world. The play he interprets alongside her currently contains a scene in which the ...See morePaillasse is an actor in a traveling drama company. He loves his wife, Francesquine,who is also his partner on stage, more than anything else in the world. The play he interprets alongside her currently contains a scene in which the deceived husband kills his wife when he discovers her betrayal. One night, just before performing this very act Paillasse finds a letter proving that Fancesquine cheats on him with her lover Crispin. Mad with grief and rage, Paillasse comes on stage both as the character and himself. Losing all control, he hits Francesquine who collapses in the limelight... Written by
Guy Bellinger
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