Synopsis
La Ronde
Arthur Schnitzler trans Eric Bentley
Published by Samuel French Inc
5 Male 5 Female
The soldier of the first scene leaves his lady of the evening to appear in the next scene with a parlor maid. From this scene of love, the maid departs to be with her wealthy employer
He, in turn, bumps the maid in order to receive his mistress, a certain married lady. The next scene is between the married lady and her husband and then the husband meets a girl of the streets at a private cafe
This girl and her poet lover, the poet and the actress, the actress and the count, and finally the count and the lady of the evening spiral back to the beginning
This an amusing tour de force is popular throughout the world