La Meunière De Gentilly

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 [[Charles Mathurin Villet]|Villet]] in the African Theatre, with Mr Delémery as "Jean de Blanc". The other play performed is La Clochette (Anseaume).