Imaginary Invalid, The (Marmur trans.)
Jean-baptiste Moliere
The Imaginary Invalid (Malleson trans.)
by Jean-baptiste Moliere, Miles Malleson
Synopsis
The famous hypochondriac in this classic farce not only complains of a million imaginary ills, but also of his astronomical medical bills.
If he marries his daughter to a doctor, he reasons, he will have free medical care.
He chooses a double-Latin talking numbskull without consulting the daughter who is already smitten by another.
The inventive maid exposes the doctyor and his father as charlatans and demonstrates to the master that his second wife loves his money, not him.
Thus are truth and love triumphant and all troubles, real and imaginary, relieved by laughter.
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The Imaginary Invalid (Malleson trans.) is a comedy play written by Jean-baptiste Moliere and published by Samuel French .
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