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 Jacob Lescailje in 1685 and 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
Cope of original Dutch text, Google Books[1]
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