Drame en cinq actes, a domicile, avec prologue et épilogue. - ..(la Comtesse) Jamais! (le Comte) Madame! (Pépita) Ma mère! (Carlos) Ma sœur! - (la Comtesst) O jamais! (Pépita) Ah! ma mère! (le Comte) Mais, Madame!..(Carlos) - Quoi! ma sœur..

Standing, in profile to the left, a playwright, pointing out with gestures the nuances of his dialogue, reads a manuscript to a director of the theatre. The latter, in a dressing gown, sleeps in a great armchair, with his hands on his chest.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library