boursault's

Updated: May 4, 2025

It is advisable not to extend such pieces beyond a single act, as the want of dramatic movement, and the uniformity of the occasion through all the different changes, are very apt to excite impatience. But Boursault's pieces, which otherwise are not without merit, are tediously spun out to five acts.

August Wilhelm Schlegel - Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature