Janot, ou Les Battus Paient l'Amende
Janot, ou Les Battus Paient l'Amende is a one act "comédie proverb" by Dorvigny (Louis-François Archambault)[1].
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The original text
First performed at the Théâtre des Variétés Amusantes, Paris , June 1779. The original title, as published in 1779 by L. Jorry, was Les Battus Paient l'Amende, ou Ce Que l'on Voudra, described as a one act "proverbe-comédie-parade". In later editions it became Janot, ou Les Battus Paient l'Amende, the more familiar title.
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South African productions
1804: Performed by the French Amateur Company in French on 17 June, in the African Theatre, Cape Town, with Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande (Marquis de Ferrières). It featured Mr Delémery as main performer, and was announced under the sub-title Les Battus Paient l'Amende and as a "comedie parade".
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1779 text of Les Battus Paient l'Amende, ou Ce Que l'on Voudra, Google E-Book[2]
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k108762c/f1.image
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorvigny
http://www.wissensdrang.com/ddor01fr.htm
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[3]: p. 90.
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