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| L'Impromptu de Paris | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Jean Giraudoux |
| Date premiered | 3 December 1937 |
| Place premiered | Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Subject | A play about the theatre itself |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | A theatre stage |
L'Impromptu de Paris (In English: The Shepherd of Paris) is a play written in 1937 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.
Original productions
L'Impromptu de Paris was first performed on 3 December 1937[1] in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in a production by Louis Jouvet.[2]
L'Impromptu de Paris was translated into English by Rima Dell Reck, in the Tulane Drama Review (1959).[3]
References
- ^ Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama, p. 341, Columbia University Press, New York.
- ^ Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist, p. 182, Oxford University Press, New York.
- ^ Cohen, Robert (1968), Jean Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny, p. 158, University of Chicago Press, Chicago