"LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE."

The Cercle Francais held its first meeting this year in the Colonial Club. Professor de Sumichrast gave a very interesting talk on "Vieux Paris," and illustrated it with large photographs of old hotels and churches. He described some of the many historic and romantic spots in Paris that the casual tourist rarely visits.

At the business meeting H. Schurz '97, was elected secretary in place of C. E. Bryan '96, resigned.

The arrangements for the play were also discussed in detail. It was voted to give one performance in Copley Hall, Boston, and two in Brattle Hall, Cambridge. The former will seat 700 persons and has a very large and well equipped stage. Members were requested to hand in their name for places in the cast of the play or ballet. There are twelve acting parts in "Le Malade Imaginaire," as follows:

Argan, malade imaginaire.

Beralde, frere d'Argan.

Cleante, amant d'Angelique.

M. Diafoirus, medecin.

Thomas Diafoirus, son fils et amant d'Angelique.

M. Purgon, medecin d'Argan.

M. Fleurant, apothecaire.

M. de Bonnefoi, notaire.

Beline, seconde femme d'Argan.

Angelique, fille d'Argan Et Amante de Cleante.

Louison, petite fille d'Argan.

Toisette, servante.

Argan is a rich man, who, desirous to have in his family a doctor always at hand, who might attend upon him in his pretended ailments, intends to give his daughter, Angelique, in marriage to the new-made Dr. Diafoirus, the nephew of Purgon, his physician. Both Argan and Diafoirus are exhibiting, the former his credulity, and the latter his pedantry, in a most comical manner, which is still more striking by the cutting remarks of the servant, Toisette.

These two characters form an agreeable contrast with those of Beralde-Argan's brother, a man of good sense-and the suitor of Angelique, Cleante, whose modest and graceful manners are pleasing; whilst the delicate sentiments and sound reason of Angelique stand opposed to the affected mildness and treacherous advice of Beline, Argan's wife, whose object is to deprive her step-children of their father's property, but who is baffled in this attempt by an artifice planned by Toinette.

Any men who wish to try for parts, but were not at the meeting, should send their names to H. Schury '97.