The Cardinals' Collation
Play by Júlio Dantas
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The Cardinals' Collation (Portuguese: A Ceia dos Cardeais[a]) is one-act play by Portuguese playwright Júlio Dantas, premiered on 24 March 1902. Originally written in Alexandrine couplets, it mostly comprises three monologues by three cardinals — one Portuguese, one French, and one Spanish — who are reminiscing about their first loves over a supper of pheasant with truffles in a richly-appointed Vatican room.[1]
Original languagePortuguese
Written byJúlio Dantas
CharactersCardinal Gonzaga de Castro
Cardinal Rufo
Cardinal Montmorency
Butler
Cook
Footmen
Cardinal Rufo
Cardinal Montmorency
Butler
Cook
Footmen
SettingVatican, during the papacy of Benedict XIV
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Photograph of the original production of The Cardinals' Collation, 1902, Teatro Dona Amélia; sets by Luigi Manini; actors João Rosa (Cardinal Gonzaga), Augusto Rosa (Cardinal Montmorency) and Eduardo Brasão (Cardinal Rufo) | |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| Written by | Júlio Dantas |
| Characters | Cardinal Gonzaga de Castro Cardinal Rufo Cardinal Montmorency Butler Cook Footmen |
| Setting | Vatican, during the papacy of Benedict XIV |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 24 March 1902 |
| Place | Teatro Dona Amélia, Lisbon, Portugal |
The first adaptation of the work into the English language was made by H. A. Saintsbury; it was first performed at the Globe Theatre in London on 7 February 1926.[2] A BBC Television studio production was made in 1938.[3]
