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A 1896 one-act farce by Georges Courteline depicting the comic consequences of a difficult customer's unreasonable demands, showcasing his satirical eye for bourgeois manners.
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Where and when was Un client sérieux first performed?
Georges Courteline's one-act comedy was first performed in Paris in 1896, at the Théâtre du Carillon in Montmartre. Its courtroom setting turns legal procedure into a farce about bureaucracy and arbitrary authority.
Who is M. Lagoupille in Un client sérieux?
M. Lagoupille is the defendant whose disruptive behavior at a café leads to a court hearing. When he has no lawyer, the usher appoints the ambitious attorney Maître Barbemolle to defend him.
Why does the café incident in Un client sérieux reach court?
M. Alfred, the café owner, accuses Lagoupille of behaving offensively and taking over the premises. When Alfred tries to remove him from the Café du Pied qui remue, Lagoupille punches him in the eye.
Which other Georges Courteline plays satirize the justice system?
Le commissaire est bon enfant and Le gendarme est sans pitié are closely related examples of Courteline's satire of officials and legal authority. Both plays date from 1899, a few years after Un client sérieux.
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