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Revision as of 07:26, 21 May 2014
A French prose comedy in one act by Pierre-René Lemonnier (1731-1796), first performed in 1768 and published in 1770.
There are variations in spelling , for the 1770 cover page has: "La meuniere de Gentilly : comédie en un acte, mélée d'ariettes / par M. Le Monier, représentée, pour la premiere fois par les Comédiens Italiens ordinaires du Roi, le jeudi 13 octobre 1768." (Published: A Paris : Chez Merlin, 1770) while the 2011 Amazon paperback version has "La Meunière De Gentilly: Comédie En Un Acte, Mêlée D'ariettes..." and writes the author's name Pierre-René Lemonnier
South African productions
1805: First performed at Cape Town in the original French by the French Company founded by Villet in the African Theatre, with Mr Delémery as "Jean de Blanc". The other play performed is La Clochette (Anseaume).
Sources
Copy of 1770 text, Warwick Digital Library[1]
http://www.amazon.com/La-Meuni%C3%A8re-De-Gentilly-Dariettes/dp/1271581019
F.C.L. BosmanBosman, 1928: p91.
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