Earlier, the audience learns that a man had sent away his wife to live with his secretary, and had later attempted to seduce his new stepdaughter at Madame Pace's dress shop.
Near the end of this play, characters debate whether a boy is actually dead or only pretending, after hearing the sound of a gunshot from offstage. Earlier, the audience learns that a man had sent away his wife to live with his secretary, and had later attempted to seduce his new stepdaughter at Madame Pace's dress shop. Ultimately, a small girl drowns in a fountain, and the stage (*) manager complains about losing an entire day of rehearsal. For 10 points, identify this work, in which the title figures demand another play be written about them, a play by Luigi Pirandello.
Near the end of this play, characters debate whether a boy is actually dead or only pretending, after hearing the sound of a gunshot from offstage.
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