''Kean, ou Désordre et génie'' is an 1836 play by the French writer

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

. It is based on the life of the British stage actor

Edmund Kean Edmund Kean (4 November 178715 May 1833) was a British Shakespearean actor, who performed, among other places, in London, Belfast, New York, Quebec, and Paris. He was known for his short stature, tumultuous personal life, and controversial div ...

. It premiered at the

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with Frédérick Lemaître in the title role. Jean-Paul Sartre made his own version of play in 1954.

Adaptations

It has been adapted into films several times includingGoble p.138 * '' Kean'', a 1921 silent German film * '' A Stage Romance,'' a 1922 American film * '' Kean'', a 1924 silent French film * '' Kean'', a 1940 Italian film * '' Kean'', a 1956 Italian film A 1961 stage musical '' Kean'' was also based on the work.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1836 plays French plays adapted into films Plays by Alexandre Dumas Plays set in London Biographical plays about actors {{1830s-play-stub