La Poudre aux yeux

Overview

Created in 1861, this comedy by Eugène Labiche depicts two bourgeois families obsessed with appearances who intend to marry off their children. Labiche exposes the social rivalry between the two families through tyrannical female characters and submissive husbands, whose only concern is to create illusions in society.

Cast

Michel Etcheverry

Ratinois

Catherine Chevalier

Emmeline

Alain Feydeau

Le Maître d'Hôtel

Louis Arbessier

Malingear

Yvonne Gaudeau

Mme Ratinois

N/A

Philippe Rondest

Frédéric

Jean-Claude Arnaud

Robert

N/A

Denise Pezzani

Alexandrine