Les Précieuses ridicules

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("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

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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