Les Précieuses ridicules
("The Ridiculous Précieuses" or "The Affected Ladies") is a one-act satire by Molière in prose.
The play was first produced in Paris on 18 November 1659 at the Théâtre du Petit-Bourbon.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Belachelyke Hoofsche Juffers by Pieter de Lacroix (published by Izaak Duim, 1753)
Performance history in South Africa
1809: Performed in the original French in Cape Town on 29 August, 1809 by local amateurs led by J. Riaux. Followed by something listed as a "Cantasmagorie" (possibly a misprint for "La Fantasmagorie" suggests Bosman) and a ballet by the pupils of Riaux.
1819: Performed in Dutch as De Belagchelyke Juffers on 7 August, 1819 by the local amateur group Men Doet Wat Men Kan, According to F.C.L. Bosman the translation/adaptation was by Bouberg Wilson (i.e. Josephine Bouberg Wilson-Geuse, The play was done as afterpiece to De Speler (Iffland).
Sources
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