Judgment of Paris
Judgment of Paris – Leonard Merrick
Two actors from Paris, Robichon and Quinquart, fall in love with a woman, their co-star on stage. The trouble is, the lady loves both the men! Finally she devised a plan - she would marry the one whom the Parisians awarded the best actor title. How will they judge the two actors?
Bit/Bits
Robichon and Quinquart were two comedy actors in Paris and Suzanne was a beautiful actress in their troupe.
The two actors loved Suzanne and Suzanne loves the two of them alike.
When she was pressed from both the sides, Suzanne had to agree to marry one and consider the other as friend. (I wonder, who made it a law that one should marry only one!)
Suzanne leaves the decision to the Paris audience. Whomever the audience chose as the best actor, she will marry him!
Now the big question arises – how will Paris choose the best actor? How? How?
While the two actors were seriously thinking and discussing about this, they had a visitor. Jacques Roux.
Jacques Roux was once an executioner – an official who executed convicted criminals under the guillotine.
Now that Jacques Roux had retired from service and is spreading the awareness that capital punishment was a crime against humanity.
He wanted his message to be spread through dramatic monologues.
Because Jacques had stage-fright, he seeks Robichon’s help and the latter agrees.
Robichon enacted Jacques’ role in front of the Paris audience and everyone was spell bound. Suzanne was almost Robichon’s.
At this, Quinquart counteracts. He disguises as Marquis de Thevenin, a judge, and invites Robichon to dine with him.
During the meeting the Marquis (Quinquart) informs Robichon that he (Robichon) was going to die of the poisoned wine he had taken as a punishment for wrongly sentencing his son.
Robichon believes this and is outwitted.
Paris chooses Quinquart as the better actor and the judgment goes in favor of Quinquart.
Summary
What happens if two equally talented actors in Paris (or anywhere else) want to
Two actors from Paris, Robichon and Quinquart, fall in love with a woman, their co-star on stage. The trouble is, the lady loves both the men! Finally she devised a plan - she would marry the one whom the Parisians awarded the best actor title. How will they judge the two actors?
Bit/Bits
Robichon and Quinquart were two comedy actors in Paris and Suzanne was a beautiful actress in their troupe.
The two actors loved Suzanne and Suzanne loves the two of them alike.
When she was pressed from both the sides, Suzanne had to agree to marry one and consider the other as friend. (I wonder, who made it a law that one should marry only one!)
Suzanne leaves the decision to the Paris audience. Whomever the audience chose as the best actor, she will marry him!
Now the big question arises – how will Paris choose the best actor? How? How?
While the two actors were seriously thinking and discussing about this, they had a visitor. Jacques Roux.
Jacques Roux was once an executioner – an official who executed convicted criminals under the guillotine.
Now that Jacques Roux had retired from service and is spreading the awareness that capital punishment was a crime against humanity.
He wanted his message to be spread through dramatic monologues.
Because Jacques had stage-fright, he seeks Robichon’s help and the latter agrees.
Robichon enacted Jacques’ role in front of the Paris audience and everyone was spell bound. Suzanne was almost Robichon’s.
At this, Quinquart counteracts. He disguises as Marquis de Thevenin, a judge, and invites Robichon to dine with him.
During the meeting the Marquis (Quinquart) informs Robichon that he (Robichon) was going to die of the poisoned wine he had taken as a punishment for wrongly sentencing his son.
Robichon believes this and is outwitted.
Paris chooses Quinquart as the better actor and the judgment goes in favor of Quinquart.
Summary
What happens if two equally talented actors in Paris (or anywhere else) want to