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The Lady from Maxim's
Georges Feydeau
The Lady From Maxim's
by Georges Feydeau
What readers are saying
Readers find the play to be quite humorous and enjoyable. Many appreciate its comedic elements, especially in conjunction with its adaptations. However, some readers express that certain lines have less impact outside of the performance context.
Very funnyEngaging adaptationCleverly writtenSome lines fall flat
Synopsis
Often described as Feydeau's masterpiece, THE LADY FROM MAXIM'S charts the trials and tribulations of a certain proper Doctor Petypon who wakes up with a hangover only to find in his bed “The Shrimp,” a dancer at the Moulin Rouge and lady of the night.
The Shrimp finds the doctor's lifestyle quite appealing and decides to hang around in spite of the appearance of the doctor's devoutly religious wife, which launches into motion the kinds of farcical twists and turns of deceit and the threats of imminent discovery that no author has ever accomplished with more expertise, panache, and hilarity than Feydeau.
Press Reviews
"A well made funny bedroom farce."
— The New York Post
Publication
PublisherBroadway Play Publishing
Year2018
BindingPaperback
Pages254
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573611377
ISBN-100573611378
The Lady From Maxim's is a American comedy play written by Georges Feydeau and published by Broadway Play Publishing (2018).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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