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| − | ''[[Les Avariés]]'' ("The damaged") is a French play by Eugène Brieux ()[]. | + | ''[[Les Avariés]]'' ("The damaged") is a French play by Eugène Brieux (1858–1932)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Brieux]. |
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| − | + | A controversial drama about the social consequences of syphilis, it was banned by the censor, due to its medical details of syphilis, and was therefore first read privately by the author at the Théâtre Antoine in 1901. | |
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Translated into English as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' by ** and first produced . | Translated into English as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' by ** and first produced . | ||
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| + | Filmed twice as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'': directed by Tom Ricketts (1914) and by Alexander Butler (1919). | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:06, 5 January 2019
Les Avariés ("The damaged") is a French play by Eugène Brieux (1858–1932)[1].
Contents
The original text
A controversial drama about the social consequences of syphilis, it was banned by the censor, due to its medical details of syphilis, and was therefore first read privately by the author at the Théâtre Antoine in 1901.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Damaged Goods by ** and first produced .
Filmed twice as Damaged Goods: directed by Tom Ricketts (1914) and by Alexander Butler (1919).
Performance History in South Africa
1917 - First produced as Damaged Goods at the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, by Stephen Black, opening on 9 October 1917. The cast included Henry Miles, Edward Vincent, Dick Cruikshanks, Olga Vallier, Alma Vaughan, Violette Ford and Betty Kendal.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Brieux
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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