Frou-Frou, or Fashion and Folly
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Frou Frou is a French play in five acts by Henri Mailhoc (1831-1897)[] and Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908)[].
First performed in Paris in 1869.
Translated and adapted into English as "Frou Frou" by Augustin Daly (1838-1899) and first performed in the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, on 15 February, 1870. Published in New York by Samuel French, c1870 as no CCCLIX of French's Standard Drama. Subtitled "A Comedy of Powerful Human Interest".
Many film versions were made over the years, including a 1914 silent film by Eugene Moore; Frou-Frou (1923) directed by Guy du Fresnay; Frou-Frou (1955), directed by Augusto Genina.
Facsimile version of the 1970 text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
