1962 Comedie Francaise MOLIERE Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme PROGRAM Theater

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1962 Comedie Francaise MOLIERE Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme PROGRAM Theater
Here is your chance to own this 1962 46 page program/magazine for the 1962 production of the Comedie Francaise’s
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
. The production was part of the official visit of the Comedie Francaise, under the tour direction of the Canadian Concerts and Arts. The program is written in both French and English and contains numerous color and black & white photographs, information and history of the the Comedie Francaise and Moliere, including a “behind the scenes look at the production. The cover is a red felt-like material, with a raised relief image of Moliere.
Actors and actresses appearing in this production include; Louis Seigner, Robert Manuel, Georges Chamarat, Jacques Eyser, Georges Descrieres, Jacques Sereys, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Jacques Toja, Bernard Dheran, Louis Eymond, Alain Feydeau, Micheline Boudet, Hélène Perdrière, Denise Gence and Michèle André.
The Comédie-Française is one of the few state theaters in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state theatre in France to have its own permanent troupe of actors. The theatre has also been known as the Théâtre de la République and popularly as "La Maison de Molière" (The House of Molière). It acquired the latter name from the troupe of the best-known playwright associated with the Comédie-Française, Molière. He was considered the patron of French actors. He died seven years before his troupe became known as the Comédie-Française, but the company continued to be known as "La Maison de Molière" even after the official change of name.
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman or The Middle-Class Aristocrat or The Would-Be Noble) is a five-act comédie-ballet — a play intermingled with music, dance and singing — written by Molière, first presented on October 14, 1670 before the court of Louis XIV at the Château of Chambord by Molière's troupe of actors. Subsequent public performances were given at the theatre of the Palais-Royal beginning on 23 November 1670. The music was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, the choreography was by Pierre Beauchamp, the sets were by Carlo Vigarani and the costumes were done by the chevalier d’Arvieux. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.
In
very good condition
. A wonderful addition to any collection of memorabilia and ephemera dealing with the history French theater. Will also ship internationally, though will have determine the cost of shipping depending on where it is being shipped.
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