Apothicaire et perruquier
Boudinet expects his daughter Sempronia to marry the son of his old friend, an apothecary she has never met. He mistakes her hairdresser Chilpéric for the bridegroom, while Sempronia and Chilpéric recognize each other as former sweethearts. After a string of misunderstandings, Chilpéric reveals he is a cousin of the intended groom, and Boudinet agrees to their marriage.