A Flea in Her Ear (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Georges Feydeau
- First Published: 1909
- Type of Plot: Farce
- Time of Work: Summer, in the early twentieth century
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise, Raymonde, Camille, Tourney, Don Carlos Homénidès de Histangua, Lucienne, Étienne, Antoinette, Ferraillon, Baptistin, Poche, Rugby
- Genres: Drama, Farce
- Subjects: France or French people, Twentieth century, Communication, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Paris, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Adultery, Revenge, Hotels, motels, or inns, Identity, Speech, Belle époque, Impotence, Errors, 1900’s
- Locales: Paris, France
The Play
The play opens in the comfortable apartment of Chandebise and his wife, Raymonde. Two servants, Étienne and his wife, Antoinette, and Chandebise’s nephew, Camille, live with them. Because Camille has a cleft palate, he can pronounce only vowels; household members sometimes understand him, but others cannot.
Raymonde suspects that Chandebise is having an affair: The title of the play derives from her nagging suspicions. He has not been ardent recently, and a pair of suspenders has been sent to him from Hôtel Minet-Galant (the gallant pussycat hotel), a...
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