Théâtre Français

Event Information

Venue(s):
French Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 March 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Mlle. Caruel;  Mlle. Thorey;  Mlle. Dembrun;  Madame Daire;  Monsieur [tenor] Edgard;  Monsieur Deligne;  Monsieur [actor] Francis;  Monsieur Scribot
2)
Petites mains, Les
Text Author: Labiche, Martin
3)
Camp des révoltées, Le
aka Club de femmes
Text Author: Lurine, Deslandes [dramatist]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 17 November 1866, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 17 November 1866.
3)
Review: Courrier des États-Unis, 19 November 1866.

“The comedy Les Petites Mains, without being one of Labiche’s best, is very amusing. It was played Saturday, with much liveliness, by MM. Edgard, Scribot, Francis and Deligne, especially by the first-mentioned. Mlles Caruel and Thorey contributed in large part to the excellent performance of this work.

The success of the evening was the Camp des Revoltees, and above all for a cancan, very modest after all, danced by the rebellious wives. Mlle Dembrun, who was full of animation during the entire piece, danced alone and got a universal encore. Her female companions could have put a bit more vivacity into this quadrille, which is only as lively as the steps of the dancers are free. Mme Daire triumphantly played the role of the president of the club, and M. Deligne, dressed as a woman, made the whole place die with laughter.”