Le Tambour Nocturne, ou Le Mari Devin
Le Tambour Nocturne, ou Le Mari Devin is a 5 act play, referred to as a Comédie Angloise, by Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680-1754)[1]. Also referred to as Le Tambour Nocturne at times.
The original text
It is an adaptation of the popular English comedy The Drummer, or The Haunted House by Joseph Addison (1672-1719), written in admiring imitation of the "Théâtre Anglais" (or English style) of Jonson, Dryden, Congreve, et al. (Destouches refers to Addison's play as "The Drumer, ou Le Tambour" in his 1737 Preface to the published text.)
For South African performances, see The Drummer, or The Haunted House
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