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The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced; also known by the longer name L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge, meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies) [1] [2] is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière.
The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (French: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; French pronunciation: [lə mizɑ̃tʁɔp u latʁabilɛːʁ amuʁø]) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Players. [1]
The Plain Dealer is a Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, first performed on 11 December 1676.The play is based on Molière's Le Misanthrope, and is generally considered Wycherley's finest work along with The Country Wife.
The comedy team is a sacred show-business relationship. From the beginning of time, when Eve asked Adam if he wanted a bite to eat, having two or more characters deliver the jokes has always meant ...
L'Avare is a 1980 French comedy film written and directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, and starring de Funès. The English title of the film is The Miser. It is an adaptation of Molière's famous comedy L'Avare (The Miser). De Funès tried to draw out the unhappy side of the character.
Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (/ t ɑːr ˈ t ʊ f,-ˈ t uː f /; [1] French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, pronounced [taʁtyf u lɛ̃pɔstœʁ]), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.
The Imaginary Invalid, The Hypochondriac, or The Would-Be Invalid (French title Le Malade imaginaire, [lə malad imaʒinɛːʁ]) 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.
His one-act prose comedy La Comtesse d'Escarbagnas premiered in December 1671 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye as part of a larger entertainment referred to as the "Ballet des Ballets". [2] The play recycled musical episodes from several of Molière's earlier comédies-ballets , including La pastorale comique , George Dandin , Le ...