is a play by
French
French may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
dramatist
Jean Anouilh
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; ; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ...
. It premiered at the
Théâtre de l'Œuvre
The Théâtre de l'Œuvre () is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named ...
on 21 January 1970.
Original cast and characters
*
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Pierre Marielle (12 April 1932 – 24 April 2019) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen (''Les Galettes de Pont-Aven''), to a World War II hero (''Les Milles ...
: Antoine de Saint-Flour
*
Michel Galabru
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 19224 January 2016) was a French actor.
Career
Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for '' Subway''), and Jean-Luc Godard.
...
: La Surette
*
Yvonne Clech: Charlotte de Saint-Flour
*
Marie-Claire Chantraine: Edwiga Pataques
*
Claude Stermann: Toto de Saint-Flour
*
Lyne Chardonnet
Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet (5 May 1943 – 11 December 1980) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1966 to 1981.
Filmography
References
External links
*
1943 births
1980 deaths
French film actr ...
: Camomille de Saint-Flour
*
Madeleine Barbulée: Mme Prudent
*
Nicole Vassel: Adèle/
*
Pascal Mazzotti
Pasquale "Pascal" Mazzotti (16 December 1923 in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry – 19 June 2002 in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône) was a French actor who has appeared in film, television, and theater. He is known for having played a role in '' Hibernatus' ...
:
*
Edith Perret:
*
Marcelle Arnold
Marcelle Arnold (4 May 1917 – 31 March 2010) was a French film, stage and television actress.Turk p.441
Selected filmography
* '' Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) - Magda - la prostituée au perroquet
* '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949) - Hermine
* ...
:
*
Gilberte Géniat
Gilberte Géniat (February 17, 1916 – June 28, 1986) was a French film actress.Chiesi p.122
Selected filmography
* ''Hélène'' (1936)
* ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) - Catherine
* ''Mademoiselle ma mère'' (1937) - Louise, la bonne
* ''L' ...
:
References
Plays by Jean Anouilh
1970 plays
{{1970s-play-stub