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  1. Victorien Sardou (/ s ɑːr ˈ d uː / sar-DOO, French: [viktɔʁjɛ̃ saʁdu]; 5 September 1831 – 8 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play.

  2. Apr 5, 2024 · Notable Works: “A Scrap of Paper”. Victorien Sardou (born Sept. 5, 1831, Paris, Fr.—died Nov. 8, 1908, Paris) was a playwright who, with Émile Augier and Alexandre Dumas fils, dominated the French stage in the late 19th century and is still remembered as a craftsman of bourgeois drama of a type belittled by George Bernard Shaw as ...

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    Genre. Historical drama. Setting. Rome, 17 June 1800. La Tosca is a five- act drama by the 19th-century French playwright Victorien Sardou. It was first performed on 24 November 1887 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role.

  4. May 29, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Victorien Sardou, a prominent playwright and member of the French Academy who also claimed to be a medium and produced drawings of Jupiter. Find out how his play Spiritisme sparked controversy and debate in the occult world.

  5. Aug 4, 2010 · Summary. Victorien Sardou (1831–1908) is today scarcely more than a footnote to the history of late nineteenth-century French drama. Were it not for Puccini's opera, based on his play, Sardou's name would probably be known today only to students of French literature.

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  7. Victorien Sardou. (1831—1908) Quick Reference. (1831–1908), playwright. One of the most successful French dramatists of his day and an exponent, like Scribe before him, of the “well‐made” play, he saw many of his most successful ... From: Sardou, Victorien in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre.

  8. The Black Pearl ( French: La Perle Noire) is a three-act comedy by the 19th-century French playwright Victorien Sardou that was first performed in 1862 in Paris. The play is based upon a story written by Sardou and first published in December 1861 under the title The Medallion . Synopsis.

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