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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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French farce...

0 A woman sees door knobs and finds out they're from a big mansion with many doors. And she says: "That's a lot of doors. Be great for a 01u00french farce02u00."02br
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0 "French farces" are a humorous form of theatre in which people become entangled in situations [usually to do with going to bed together] which require the characters to hide in cupboards or hastily leave the room to avoid discovery. So a stage set with many doors is ideal for performing such a play. 0-

  • 0 "French farces" are a humorous form of theatre in which people become entangled in situations [usually to do with going to bed together] which require the characters to hide in cupboards or hastily leave the room to avoid discovery.
  • So a stage set with many doors is ideal for performing such a play.
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0 "French farces" are a humorous form of theatre in which people become entangled in situations [usually to do with going to bed together] which require the characters to hide in cupboards or hastily leave the room to avoid discovery. So a stage set with many doors is ideal for performing such a play. 0-

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