All gall
Subtitle: malicious monologues & ruthless recitations
By: adapted from the French by Norman R. Shapiro ; illustrations by David Schorr
Contributors: Shapiro, Norman R; Schorr, David
Series: Tour de farce -- v. 6
Publisher: Applause Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Monologues; Monologues, French -- Translations into English; Acting -- Auditions
Other titles: Malicious monologues & ruthless recitations
Description: "Finally, a monologue book for actors with a malicious sense of humor - and a ruthless sense of joie de vivre! This galling collection contains scenes drawn from the masters of French humor Georges Feydeau, Fernard Raynaud, et al., written directly for the popular French farce theatre world, as well as from works intended primarily for the printed page: brief journalistic vignettes of Alphonse Allais, the fictions of Apollinaire, and others.

But whether for the actor looking for the je ne sais quoi selection for an upcoming audition or for the reader looking in vain through the "humor" section of the local bookstore, this collection will provide classic French wit and wickedness."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-223)
Table of contents: title: I. Of mischief, malice, murder & the law; title: II. Of ills, potions, cures, quacks & saviors; title: III. Of torsos, limbs, skulls, & assorted body parts; title: IV. Of death and dying