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The Imaginary Invalid (film)
'' The Imaginary Invalid'' is a comédie-ballet by Molière. The Imaginary Invalid may also refer to: * The Imaginary Invalid (Jenkinson adaptation), a 1948 Australian stage play adapted by Creswick Jenkinson from the Molière play * The Imaginary Invalid (1934 film), a French historical comedy film, an adaptation of the Molière play * The Imaginary Invalid (1952 film), a West German comedy film, an adaptation of the Molière play {{DEFAULTSORT:Imaginary Invalid, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginary Invalid
''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' ( French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act ''comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes ( H.495, H.495 a, H.495 b) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. It premiered on 10 February 1673 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris and was originally choreographed by Pierre Beauchamp. Molière had fallen out with the powerful court composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, with whom he had pioneered the ''comédie-ballet'' form a decade earlier, and had opted for the collaboration with Charpentier. ''Le malade imaginaire'' was Molière's last work. He collapsed during his fourth performance as Argan on 17 February and died soon after. Characters * Argan, a severe hypochondriac. * Toinette, witty maid-servant of Argan. * Angélique, daughter of Argan, in love with Cléante. * Béline, second wife of Argan. * Cléante, lover of Angélique. Kind, but not very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginary Invalid (Jenkinson Adaptation)
''The Imaginary Invalid'' is a 1948 Australian stage play adapted by Creswick Jenkinson from ''The Imaginary Invalid'' by Molière. While an adaptation, its production became famous in Australian theatre folklore because Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh saw a production at O'Brien's Glass Factory in Sydney, which lead to them inviting its star, Peter Finch, to London. It was also an adaptation of the play which cut it down to 50 minutes, enabling it to be performed at workplaces during lunch time; was unusual in Australian theatre at the time. Background By the mid-1940s Peter Finch was established as one of the leading radio actors in Sydney. However he was dissatisfied with the state of Australian theatre, and so in 1946 he formed a theatre company, Mercury, with Sydney John Kay that produced a number of touring shows (Finch drew on his experience of touring shows when in the army). These included an adaptation of ''The Imaginary Invalid'' by Australian radio writer Creswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginary Invalid (1934 Film)
''The Imaginary Invalid'' (French: ''Le malade imaginaire'') is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Robert Pizani, Ginette Gaubert and Nane Germon. It is an adaptation of the 1673 play ''The Imaginary Invalid'' by Molière, later turned into a 1952 West German film of the same title.Goble p.330 Synopsis A bedridden hypochondriac is exploited by his wife and physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...s who run rings round him. Only his daughter really cares for him, and he is eventually convinced to allow her to marry the man she really wants rather than the match he had planned for her. Cast * Robert Pizani as Thomas Diafoirus * Ginette Gaubert as Angélique * Nane Germon as Toinette * Dranem as Argan * Alfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |