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Los mal casados de Valencia (1595-1604), Guillén de Castro
- Scene
This is a three-act comedia.
- Staging
Most of this play takes place inside the house of Alvaro and Hipolita. However it would be advantageous to signify different rooms in the house, servants’ area, and the street for scenes which take place outside (towards the end of the second act Elvira puts a ladder up on the side of a house and suggests she’ll climb up to the window). The second act begins in the house of Valerian and Eugenia, with Valerian attending to his morning ablutions (washing his hands in a bowl of water, with a towel, etc). Letters are frequently exchanged. Elvira ties Galindez up with a rope or cord. The men need swords or weapons with which to threaten each other and fight. In the final scene, the bailiff and his sergeants have their rods of office. Elvira is dressed as a boy, and at the end Pierres, the servant, is dressed as a woman.
- Cast number
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Minimum Maximum 6 males 13 males 3 females 5 females 9 (total) 18 (total) - Characters
- ALVARO
- HIPOLITA, Alvaro’s wife
- VALERIAN
- EUGENIA, Valerian’s wife
- LEONARDO, Hipolita’s brother
- ELVIRA, Alvaro’s mistress, dressed as a page, ‘Antonio’
- GALINDEZ, Alvaro’s household steward
- PIERRES, Servant
- PAGES (2)
- BAILIFF
- MINISTERS
- BOYS, PAGES, TOWNSFOLK AND SERVANTS
Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 4 October 2010.
