Saturday, 10 November 1990

La Parisienne (The Woman of Paris) written by Henri Becque (1837-1899) and performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris, on November 11, 1890.

   A scene from La Parisienne (The Woman of Paris, first published in 1885) written by the French playwright Henri Becque (1837-1899) and performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris, on November 11, 1890.  


   La Parisienne is a comedy in three acts by the French playwright Henry Becque, premiered on February 7, 1885 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris. It is also his last play. In 1895, Becque added a fourth act to the play, but it was not staged in this configuration until 2003.


Illustration of the performance of 11-11-1890 at the Comédie-Française.


Réjane in the Parisian photographed by the Nadar workshop.