Gaston Baty (; 26 May 1885 – 13 October 1952), whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

. He was born in Pélussin, Loire, France.

Career

In 1921, Baty formed his own company ''Les Compagnons de la Chimère'' he Companions of the Chimera^:157 which mounted productions in a variety of Parisian theatres in the 1920s and 30s.^:2 He was also a member of ''Le Cartel des Quatre'' he Cartel of Four a group of four directors in Paris who offered an alternative to both "academic and commercial theatre".^:178 His stage adaptation of

Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert ( , ; ; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flaubert, realis ...

's ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' (; ), commonly known as simply ''Madame Bovary'', is the début novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, originally published in 1856 and 1857. The eponymous character, Emma Bovary, lives beyond he ...

'' was presented in an English translation on

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in 1937.

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played the title role. Baty is also the author of a play entitled ''Dulcinea'', which has been filmed twice and produced on television in 1989. It is an original play that takes its inspiration from

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( ; ; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelist ...

's great novel ''

Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...

'' and uses some of its characters. The second film version, made in 1963, starred

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Dulcinea Dulcinea del Toboso is a fictional character who is unseen in Miguel de Cervantes' novel ''Don Quixote''. Don Quixote believes he must have a lady, under his personal view that chivalry requires it. As he does not have one, he invents her, makin ...

, and was released in the U.S. as ''The Girl from La Mancha''. He wrote ''Vie de l'art théatral, des origines a nos jours'' in 1932 with René Chavance.

Theater director

* 1919: ''La Grande Pastorale'' by Charles Hellem and Pol d'Estoc,

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1920–1929

*1920: ''Les Esclaves'' by

Saint-Georges de Bouhélier Stéphane-Georges Lepelletier de Bouhélier ( Rueil 19 May 1876 – Montreux 20 December 1947) known as Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, was a French poet and dramatist. He was the son of Edmond Lepelletier. Works *''Chant d'apothéose pour V ...

, Théâtre des Arts *1920: ''Le Simoun'' by

Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence ...

, Comédie Montaigne *1921: ''

L'Avare ''The Miser'' (; ) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. This is a character comedy whose main character, Harpagon, is charac ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

, Comédie Montaigne *1921: ''

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'' by

Eugène Labiche Eugène Marin Labiche (; 6 May 181522 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochades. In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successe ...

, Comédie Montaigne *1921: ''Les Amants puérils'' by

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, Comédie Montaigne *1921: ''Le Héros et le soldat'' by

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...

, Comédie Montaigne *1921: '' L'annonce faite à Marie'' by

Paul Claudel Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early lif ...

, Comédie Montaigne *1921: ''Haya'' by Herman Grégoire, Comédie des Champs-Élysées *1921: ''La Belle de Haguenau'' by Jean Variot, Comédie des Champs-Élysées *1922: ''Césaire'' by Jean Schlumberger, Comédie des Champs-Élysées *1922: ''La Farce de Popa Ghéorghé'' by Adolphe Orna,

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*1922: ''Martine'' by

Jean-Jacques Bernard Jean-Jacques Bernard (30 July 1888 – 14 September 1972) was a French playwright and the chief representative of what became known as ''l’école du silence'' or, as some critics called it, the ''art of the unexpressed'', in which the dialogue doe ...

, Théâtre des Mathurins *1922: ''Intimité'' by Jean-Victor Pellerin, Théâtre des Mathurins *1922: ''Le Voyageur'' by Denys Amiel, Baraque de la Chimère,

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*1922: ''Je veux revoir ma Normandie'' by

Lucien Besnard Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872 – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic. Besnard was born in Nonancourt on 19 January 1872. He held a doctorate in law. He also studied Russian at the École des langues orientales. His play ''Le Coeur p ...

, Baraque de la Chimère, Saint-Germain-en-Laye *1922: ''Cyclone'' by

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, Baraque de la Chimère, Saint-Germain-en-Laye *1922: ''L'Aube et le soir de Sainte-Geneviève'' by Marie Diemer, Baraque de la Chimère, Saint-Germain-en-Laye *1923: ''La Souriante Madame Beudet'' by Denys Amiel and

André Obey André Obey (; 8 May 1892 at Douai, France – 11 April 1975 at Montsoreau, near the river Loire) was a prominent French playwright during the inter-war years and into the 1950s. He began as a novelist and produced an autobiographical novel about ...

, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1923: ''

The Emperor Jones ''The Emperor Jones'' is a 1920 tragic play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill that tells the tale of Brutus Jones, a resourceful, self-assured African American and a former Pullman porter, who kills another black man in a dice game, is jailed ...

'' by

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of Realism (theatre), realism, earlier associated with ...

, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1923: ''Le Voile du souvenir'' by Henri Turpin and Pierre-Paul Fournier, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1924: ''L'Invitation au voyage'' by

, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1924: ''Le Fardeau de la liberté'' by

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1924: ''Alphonsine'' by Paul Haurigot,

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville () was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Piis and Yves Barré, Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets s ...

*1924: ''Parades'' by Thomas Gueullette,

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*1924: ''Maya'' by Simon Gantillon, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1924: ''À l'ombre du mal'' by Henri-René Lenormand, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1925: ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' () is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of a count in Sweden. ...

'' by

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (; ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than 60 pla ...

, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1925: ''Déjeuner d'artistes'' by Jean Gaument and

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, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1925: ''L'Étrange Épouse du professeur Stierbecke'' by

Albert-Jean Albert-Jean, pen name for Marie, Joseph, Albert, François Jean (28 June 1892 – 7 September 1975), was a 20th-century French poet, novelist and playwright. Familiar with the Grand-Guignol, Albert-Jean was president of the Société des gens d ...

, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1925: ''La Cavalière Elsa'' by Paul Demasy after

Pierre Mac Orlan Pierre Mac Orlan, sometimes written MacOrlan (born Pierre Dumarchey; February 26, 1882 – June 27, 1970), was a French novelist and songwriter. His novel ''Quai des Brumes'' was the source for Marcel Carné's 1938 film of the same name, starri ...

*1925: ''La Chapelle ardente'' by

Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist. The author of over a dozen books and at least thirty plays, Marcel's work focused on the moder ...

Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier is a theatre located at 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1913 by the theatre producer and playwright Jacques Copeau. Today it is one of the three theatres in Paris ...

*1925: ''Fantaisie amoureuse'' by

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, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier *1926: ''Le Dompteur ou l'anglais tel qu'on le mange'' by

Alfred Savoir Alfred Poznański (23 January 1883 – 26 June 1934), better known by his alias Alfred Savoir, was a Polish-born French comedy playwright. Career Alfred Poznański was born into a Jewish family in the Polish city of Łódź when it was part of t ...

, Théâtre Michel *1926: ''Le Couvre-feu'' by Albert Boussac de Saint-Marc, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1926: ''L'Homme du destin'' by George Bernard Shaw, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1926: ''Le Bourgeois romanesque'' by Jean Blanchon, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1926: ''Une visite'' by Anne Valray, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1926: ''Têtes de rechange'' by Jean-Victor Pellerin, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1926: ''Les Chevaux du char'' by Jacques de Zogher, Théâtre Antoine *1926: ''L'Amour magicien'' by Henri-René Lenormand, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1927: ''Almicar'' by Philippe Fauré-Frémiet, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1927: ''La Machine à calculer'' by

Elmer Rice Elmer Rice (born Elmer Leopold Reizenstein, September 28, 1892 – May 8, 1967) was an American playwright. He is best known for his plays '' The Adding Machine'' (1923) and his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of New York tenement life, '' Street Sce ...

, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1928: ''

The Dybbuk ''The Dybbuk'', or ''Between Two Worlds'' (, trans. ''Mezh dvukh mirov ibuk'; , ''Tsvishn Tsvey Veltn – der Dibuk'') is a play by S. An-sky, authored between 1913 and 1916. It was originally written in Russian and later translated into Yidd ...

'' by

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, Studio des Champs-Élysées *1928: ''Cris des cœurs'' by Jean-Victor Pellerin, Théâtre de l'Avenue *1928: '' Le Premier Hamlet'' by

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, Théâtre de l'Avenue *1928: ''Départ'' by Simon Gantillon, Théâtre de l'Avenue *1929: ''

Le Malade imaginaire ''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 ...

'' by Molière, Théâtre de l'Avenue *1929: ''La Voix de sa maîtresse'' by Charles Oulmont and Paul Masson, Théâtre de l'Avenue *1929: ''Karl et Anna'' by

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, Théâtre de l'Avenue

1930–1939

*1930: ''Feu du ciel'' by Pierre Dominique,

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*1930: ''Le Simoun'' by Henri-René Lenormand, Théâtre Pigalle *1930: ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a 1928 German "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François V ...

'' by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

Théâtre Montparnasse The Théâtre Montparnasse () is a theatre at 31, rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. History After the death of famed Paris theatre builder and artistic director Henri Larochelle (1826-1884), his widow, along with former ac ...

*1930: ''

Le Médecin malgré lui ''Le Médecin malgré lui'' (; "The doctor/physician in spite of himself") is a farce by Molière first presented in 1666 (published as a manuscript in early 1667) at le Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré), théâtre du Palais-Royal ...

'' by Molière, Théâtre Montparnasse *1930: ''Le Sourd ou l'auberge pleine'' by

Pierre Jean Baptiste Choudard Desforges Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Choudard, known under the pen name of Desforges, (15 September 1746 – 13 August 1806) was a French actor, dramatist, librettist and man of letters. Biography Choudard was born in Paris, the natural son of Dr. Antoine Pet ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse *1931: ''Terrain vague'' by Jean-Victor Pellerin, Théâtre Montparnasse *1931: ''Beau Danube rouge'' by

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, Théâtre Montparnasse *1932: ''Bifur'' by Simon Gantillon, Théâtre Montparnasse *1932: ''Café-Tabac'' by Denys Amiel, Théâtre Montparnasse *1932: ''As You Desire Me '' by

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, Théâtre Montparnasse *1933: ''

Crime and punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in twelve monthly installments during 1866.

'' after Dostoievsky, Théâtre Montparnasse *1934: ''Voyage circulaire'' by

Jacques Chabannes Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related t ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse *1934: ''Prosper'' by Lucienne Favre, Théâtre Montparnasse *1935: ''Hôtel des masques'' by Albert-Jean, Théâtre Montparnasse *1935: ''

Les Caprices de Marianne ''Les caprices de Marianne'' is a two-act opéra comique by Henri Sauguet with a French libretto by Jean-Pierre Gredy after Alfred de Musset. It was first performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 1954, with the Orchestre de la Société des C ...

'' by

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, Théâtre Montparnasse *1936: ''

'' after

, Théâtre Montparnasse *1937: ''Les Ratés'' by Henri-René Lenormand, Théâtre Montparnasse *1937: ''

Faust Faust ( , ) is the protagonist of a classic German folklore, German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a deal with the Devil at a ...

'' by

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, Théâtre Montparnasse *1937: ''

Le Chandelier ''Le Chandelier'' () is an 1835 play in three acts by French dramatist Alfred de Musset. The play was first published in 1835 in '' Revue des deux Mondes''. It was first staged at the Théâtre Historique in August 1848 with Mademoiselle Maill ...

'' by Alfred de Musset,

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*1937: ''Madame Capet'' by Marcelle Maurette, Théâtre Montparnasse *1938: '' The Italian Straw Hat'' by Eugène Labiche and

Marc-Michel Marc-Antoine-Amédée Michel, known as Marc-Michel (22 July 1812 in Marseille – 12 March 1868 in Paris) was a French poet, playwright and journalist. He is perhaps best known today for the 1851 farce he co-wrote with Eugène Marin Labiche, '' Th ...

*1938: ''Arden de Feversham'' by Henri-René Lenormand, Théâtre Montparnasse *1938: ''Dulcinée'' by Gaston Baty, Théâtre Montparnasse *1939: ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. It tells a tragic love story about a nobleman (known only as the Chevalier des Grieux) and a common woman (Manon Lescaut). Their decisio ...

'' by Marcelle Maurette after

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, Théâtre Montparnasse

1940–1949

*1940: ''

Phèdre ''Phèdre'' (; originally ''Phèdre et Hippolyte'') is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. Composition and premiere With ...

'' by

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ; ; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tr ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse *1940: '' Un garçon de chez Véry'' by Eugène Labiche, Théâtre Montparnasse *1941: ''Marie Stuart'' by Marcelle Maurette, Théâtre Montparnasse *1941: ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...

'' by Shakespeare, Théâtre Montparnasse *1942: ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' by Shakespeare, Théâtre Montparnasse *1944: ''Le Grand Poucet'' by Claude-André Puget, Théâtre Montparnasse *1944: ''La Queue de la poële'' by Gaston Baty, Marionnettes de Gaston Baty *1944: ''

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel, ''Wuthering Heights''. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte and Anne Bront� ...

'' by Madame Simone, Théâtre Montparnasse *1945: ''

Lorenzaccio ''Lorenzaccio'' is a French Play (theatre), play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, ...

'' by Alfred de Musset, Théâtre Montparnasse *1946: ''

Berenice Berenice (, ''Bereníkē'') is the Ancient Macedonian form of the Attic Greek name ''Pherenikē'', which means "bearer of victory" . Berenika, priestess of Demeter in Lete ca. 350 BC, is the oldest epigraphical evidence. The Latin variant Veron ...

'' by

Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ; ; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tra ...

*1946: ''

Arlequin poli par l'amour ''Arlequin poli par l'amour'' is a one-act romantic comedy by French playwright Pierre de Marivaux. Its title could be translated into English as ''Harlequin, refined by love''. ''Arlequin poli par l'amour'' was first performed October 17, 1720 ...

'' by

Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (; ; 4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. Marivaux is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, w ...

, Comédie-Française *1947: ''* ''L'Amour des trois oranges'' by

Alexandre Arnoux Alexandre Arnoux (; 27 February 1884, Digne-les-Bains - 4 January 1973, Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French screenwriter and novelist.Powrie & Rebillard p.135 Selected filmography * '' Quatre-vingt-treize (film)'' (1921) * '' Tillers of the Soil ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse *1948: ''Sapho'' by

Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ' ...

and Auguste Bélot, Comédie-Française *1948: ''La Langue des femmes'' by Jean-Baptiste Marie and ''La Marjolaine'' by Gaston Baty, puppets by Gaston Baty, Salle des Archives Internationales de la danse *1948: ''Au temps où Berthe filait'' by Marcel Fabry, puppets by Gaston Baty, Salle des Archives Internationales de la danse *1949: '' L'Inconnue d'Arras'' by

Armand Salacrou Armand Camille Salacrou (; 9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist. Biography He was born in Rouen, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre, and moved to Paris in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surre ...

, Comédie-Française *1949: ''La Tragique Et Plaisante Histoire du Docteur Faust'' by Gaston Baty, puppets by Gaston Baty

1950–1959

*1952: ''

'' by Alfred de Musset, Comédie de Provence Casino municipal in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...

*1952: ''

'' by

, Comédie de Provence Casino municipal in Aix-en-Provence *1952: ''

'' by Molière, Comédie de Provence Casino municipal in Aix-en-Provence *1952: ''Arden de Feversham'' by Henri-René Lenormand, Comédie de Provence Casino municipal in Aix-en-Provence *1953: ''Le Chandelier'' by Alfred de Musset, Comédie de Provence Théâtre du Gymnase (Marseille) *1957: ''

'' by Goethe, Théâtre Montparnasse

References

External links

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