‘What a perennial delight is in hearing the French language spoken!’: Class, Language and Taste in the Maison de Molière’s French Performances in London (1871–1893)
In 1879, theatre critic Augustin Filon stated on account of the French company’s second visit to London that year, ‘les voyages de la Comédie-Française sont regardés en Angleterre comme des dates’. Upon receiving the troupe, renowned actor Henry Irving praised the success of French actors, such as G...
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Main Author: | Ignacio Ramos Gay |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2017-11-01
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Series: | Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cve/3371 |
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