Program for The Imaginary Invalid (March 14, 1947)

Molière,

English

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THE DRAMATICS DEPARTMENT Lindenwood College ST. CHARI.ES, MISSOURI presents The Imaginary Invalid 'By MOLIERE 01 RFJOTOR GLo RosK M1TCHF.LL ROEMER AUDlTOR.IUM Friday E'"vming, March 14, 1947 EIGHT O'CLOCK ABOUT THE PLAY Jean Baptiste Roquelin, better known as Moliere, is one of the greatest comedy writers of all time. His riotous farces delighted and shocked French society, and had it not been fo r the intervention of Louis XIV, he would have been imprisoned many times. His "Le Malade lmaginaire", the last play he wrote, was a rollicking extravaganza in satire aimed at the doctors of the period. His barbed thrusts did indeed prick at a grievous social fault, but certainly some of his thrusts came because the tuberculosis from which he suffered was gradually wearing down his strongth and the pretentious learned doctors were unable to aid him. "The Imaginary Invalid" is the delightful story of the hypochondriac Argan who becomes the prey of quacks who give him drugs and purges when he actually needs mental healing. He is delighted with the in-ordinate attention he is receiving, and even 1·he bills he gets coddle his ego. He makes an effort to get a doctor into the family by marry-ing his daughter to a quack; and finally joins the medical profession when his sister tells him that he is no more ignorant than the men who are trying to cure him. Place: The private sitting-room in Argon's suite. Paris, Fronce. Time: 1673. Act One: Afternoon. Act Two: The next morning. Act Three: That evening. CAST Argan, the imaginary invalld, _ ___ . ________ .Marie Koch Toinette, a servant .. ·- -········ ···-·····--···-·Dorothy Cox Angelique, Argon's elder daughter·-·····--·····--··············-········Mary Ellen Stewart Madame Fleurant, an opothecary ______ Constonce Schweiger Beline, Argan's second wife .... --··----·· . Mary Lou Brite Monsieur de Bonnefoi, a notarY-·-·-··--··--···· . _ ___ G loria Horn C leante, in love with Angclique ....... - ····-·····-.. ···-············ ... ······ ..... _ ... _ ...... Betty Hunt Madame Diafoirus, o physician's wife ____ _ .. Lovelle Selzer ---··-····· .. -·.Roberta Court Thomas Diafoirus, her son·-····· Louison, Argon's younger daughter .. -··-····---·-······-·····Chorlotte Nolan Madame Beralde , Argan's sister ... ·-··-.. -·····-··--·-.. ······ .. ····--· .. ··-· .. Gail Frew Monsieur Purgon, a physician ___________ Judy Hagerty Student Diredor_ .... --····-·······- ---·-----Morianne Metzge r Stage Manager - ····--················-····- .. ·-········- ···-·····-·················--···-.. · .. -··Beverly Nissley The woodwind sextet directed by Dr. Leon Karel of the music dep11rlment is composed of Irma McCormac Betsy Peavybouse Emily Beine Corinne Weller ,foan Dlankenhaker Patricia B1lh<'ock ... CREWS Stage Crew-Mary Schwartz, Jean Richter, LoiG McGinnis, Shirley Pate, Constance Schweiger. Make-Up-Patricia Stull. Lights-Nancy Dana. Costumes-Ruth Ann Ball - TilDel Costumers. Publicity-Joerene Williams. We wish to thank everyone who helped us in the producing of this play and especially Brucker's Hardware for the use of the candle hold-ers and The Furniture Shop for the use of the pidures. 

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