Difference between revisions of "Les Précieuses ridicules"

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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed in Cape Town by local amateurs led by [[J. Riaux]], followed by something listed as a  "[[Cantasmagorie]]" (possibly a misprint for "[[La Fantasmagorie]]" suggests Bosman.)
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1809: Performed 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.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 16:43, 29 May 2014

("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.


Performance history in South Africa

1809: Performed 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.

Translations and adaptations

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