EDOUARD PAILLERON

ACT I

ACT II

ACT III

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The Art of Being Bored
a Comedy in Three Acts:
by Edouard Pailleron:
Translated by Barret
H. Clark

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A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS

BY
EDOUARD PAILLERON

Translated by
BARRETT H. CLARK

Copyright, 1920, by Samuel French