That character calls her sister a "bungler" after kicking her in the temple, though it is misheard as "burglar".
When asked about an alarm clock, a character in this work declares it comes from the kitchen and is necessary because her sister mistrusts the "big clock". That character calls her sister a "bungler" after kicking her in the temple, though it is misheard as "burglar". Towards the end of this work, a figure donning a black dress reminisces about how her employer had gently taken a magazine from her younger sister, though that employer later gives those two both a fur cape and a red dress as she plans to break her husband, Monsieur, out of prison. A side plot in this play concerns one of the title characters' seduction by Mario the milkman, and they secretly conspire to have (*) Solange impregnated by him. Ultimately, Solange, dressed as Claire, serves poisonous tea to Claire rather than the object of both their hatred. For 10 points, name this confusing play centering on the plot of the titular servants to poison Madame, a work of Jean Genet.
When asked about an alarm clock, a character in this work declares it comes from the kitchen and is necessary because her sister mistrusts the "big clock".
The Maids [accept Les Bonnes]