Physician in Spite of Himself

The Summer Theater. Welcome to the Summer Theater, dramatic hour of romance, love, and adventure. Tonight we present Moliar's classic play, the position in spite of himself, starring Mr. Robert Young.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your host, Don Wilson. Tonight we're presenting a farce comedy that was written, believe it or not, almost 300 years ago, and has since played almost continuously continuously to delighted audience throughout the entire world. But as it was written so long ago, the characters in it speak differently from the way we do.

They say the same things we might say and certainly feel as we do, for none of that has changed, but they don't quite sound like us. For this reason we have secured the services of a narrator for you, a man who will help tell the story and set the scenes. And now I'm going to ask him to take over as the summer

the theater brings you the position in spite of himself by the great French playwright Moliere. Our star is Mr. Robert Young. Good evening. I am your narrator and we're ready to begin our story. The time as you already know is long long ago. The year 1666 to be exact. The scene is the backyard of

Monsieur Scannerell, our hero's house in a small French village near a small French forest. The house is a simple one for Monsieur Scannerell is not a wealthy man, but he is a healthy and vigorous one and not bad looking at all. He lives there with his wife, whose name is Martin. And as so often happens between husbands and

wives, even as long ago as 1666, they engage in an occasional lover's spat. Well, Scannerell and Martine seem so engaged right now. The quarrel is violent only because they love each other so...