The School for Husbands is one of Moliere’s first full-length plays and precedes his well-known comedy, The School for Wives. It premiered on June 24, 1661 and achieved popular success. Moliere wrote it for his own theatrical troupe and played the lead role of Sganarelle. In the inventory of Moliere’s goods following his death, his original costume was recorded: "A dress for The School for Husbands, consisting of breeches, doublet, cloak, collar, purse and girdle, all of a kind of brown coloured (couleur de muse) satin." In 1662, Moliere mirrored the plot of The School for Husbands
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