Une cause célèbre
There are a number of dramatic works using this title:
(Not including the English play Cause Célèbre (1975) by Terence Rattigan.)
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Une cause célèbre (1877) by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugene Cormon
Une cause célèbre is a melodrama in six parts ("Drame en six parties") by Adolphe Phillipe d'Ennery (1811-1899)[1] and Eugène Cormon (1811-1903)[2]
The original text
The tale of a French soldier wrongfully sentenced to the galleys for the murder of his wife.
The play was performed in Paris at the l'Ambigu in December 1877 (reviewed by Emile Zola on the 10th)[3]
Published by C. Levy, 1900.
Translations and adaptations
Was the basic text for A Celebrated Case, an American silent film starring Alice Joyce, Guy Coombs and Marguerite Courtot. It is based on the 1877 play Une cause célèbre by Adolphe Philippe Dennery and Eugene Cormon. A French soldier is wrongfully sentenced to the galleys for the murder of his wife.
Sources
Facsimile version of the cover page of the prose retelling by Desgranges[4]
Une cause célèbre, ou l'Héritier de Manchester by Lurieu Gabriel ()
Une cause célèbre, ou l'Héritier de Manchester, drame en 3 actes, par Lurieu Gabriel [en collaboration avec Théaulon]. [Paris, Gaîté, 25 mai 1837.] Date de l'édition originale : 1837
Sources
https://www.furet.com/be/une-cause-celebre-ou-l-heritier-de-manchester-drame-en-3-actes-266922.html
