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Hotel Paradiso (L'Hôtel du Libre échange in the original French: "Free Exchange Hotel") a comedy by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres written in 1894. The play takes place in Paris in the 19th century, and follows two Parisian households and their friends over the course of two days. The play has three acts; acts one and three take place in Monsieur Pinglet's office, while act two takes place in Hôtel du Libre échange, a small Paris hotel. The play has been translated into several other languages.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by CAPAB, 1965.
Directed by Victor Melleney for PACT, 1971.
Translations and adaptations
English Translation of L'Hotel du Libre Echange: Hotel Paradiso, Adaptation by Peter Glenville, 1957, 1960, London: Heinemann. Published by Samuel French in the USA in 1958. This is the version that was produced on Broadway. It was also the version made into a 1966 film directed by Peter Glenville.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change
http://funwithfeydeau.blogspot.com/2010/05/english-translations-of-hotel-du-libre.html
CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971.
PACT lis, 1972.
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