The Enchanted (play)
1950 English adaptation by Maurice Valency of the play Intermezzo
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The Enchanted is a 1950 English adaptation by Maurice Valency of the play Intermezzo written in 1933 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.
The Doctor,
The Ghost,
The Inspector,
The Supervisor,
Armande Mangebois,
Leonide Mangebois,
Gilberte, Daisy, Lucy,
Viola, Denise, Irene,
Marie-Louise
| The Enchanted | |
|---|---|
| Original language | French |
| Written by | Jean Giraudoux |
| Characters | The Mayor, Isobel, The Doctor, The Ghost, The Inspector, The Supervisor, Armande Mangebois, Leonide Mangebois, Gilberte, Daisy, Lucy, Viola, Denise, Irene, Marie-Louise |
| Subject | A provincial town is haunted by a ghost |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | A clearing in the woods, Limousin in France |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 27 February 1933 |
| Place | Comedie des Champs-Elysees in Paris |
Original productions
Intermezzo was translated into English as The Enchanted by Maurice Valency, in Jean Giraudoux, Four Plays, vol. 1 (1958), and by Roger Gellert, in Jean Giraudoux, Plays, vol. 2 (1967).[1]
Intermezzo was first performed on 27 February 1933[2] in Paris at the Comedie des Champs-Elysees in a production by Louis Jouvet.[3]
Maurice Valency's adaptation The Enchanted opened at New York's Lyceum Theatre on 18 January 1950 in a production staged by George S. Kaufman, starring Leueen MacGrath, Malcolm Keen, and John Baragrey.[4]
