The Pink Dominos
''The Pink Dominos'' is a farce in three acts by James Albery based on the French farce '' Les Dominos roses'' by Alfred Hennequin and Alfred Delacour. It concerns a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives. The "dominos" of the title are gowns with hoods and masks, worn at masquerades. The piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances. Charles Wyndham played one of the husbands and produced the piece at the Criterion Theatre. Augustus Harris played Henry and Fanny Josephs was one of the wives. Background and first production Following the success of their 1875 farce '' Le Procès Veauradieux'', Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin, wrote '' Les Dominos roses'' for the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris, where it premiered in April 1876 and ran for 127 performances. That production ha ...
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