"L'ASSOMMOIR" "A drama in three parts based on Emile Zola's novel" "Lantier deserts Gervaise for Virginie." "I can't bear scenes of jealousy." "I'm going." "Don't bother about me." "I've managed to get over it." "Coupeau's engagement to Gervaise in September 1872" "Following shortly" "Part Two" "Coupeau swears to drink no more" "One year after his marriage to Gervaise" "Two years later Coupeau is cured" "Gervaise's birthday" "Four years after Virginie takes revenge" "The first absinthe" "Three years later." "A scene in the pub" "Coupeau bets with Lantier to drink eight glasses of brandy whilst the clock strikes eight" "Following shortly" "Part Three" "Two years later Coupeau leaves hospital" "He is told that drinking alcohol will prove fatal for him." "Though he can drink a little wine" "The revenge of Virginie" "She changes the bottle of wine for one of brandy" "The End"