Le Dindon
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Le Dindon is a classic French farce by playwright Georges Feydeau, renowned for its rapid-fire dialogue, intricate plotting, and comedic misunderstandings about marital infidelity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ theatrical farce ⓘ |
| author | Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | boulevard farce ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Théâtre du Palais-Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
English-language stage adaptations
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film adaptations ⓘ stage revivals worldwide ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bourgeois society
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marriage ⓘ sexual mores ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
jealousy
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marital infidelity ⓘ misunderstandings ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century stage farce ⓘ |
| isClassicOf | French farce ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
complex comic timing
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elaborate bedroom farce situations ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Belle Époque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | French boulevard theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature |
intricate plotting
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mistaken identities ⓘ rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ slamming doors ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Lucienne Vatelin
NERFINISHED
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Maggy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontagnac NERFINISHED ⓘ Rédillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Dindon ⓘ |
| partOf | Georges Feydeau plays ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Sauce for the Goose
NERFINISHED
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The Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalProductionFeature |
fast-paced staging
GENERATED
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large ensemble cast GENERATED ⓘ |
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