The Virtuous Island
1956 English adaptation by Maurice Valency of the play Supplément au voyage de Cook
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The Virtuous Island is a 1956 English adaptation by Maurice Valency of the play Supplément au voyage de Cook written in 1935 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.
Written byJean Giraudoux
CharactersMr Banks, Outourou, Tahiriri, Mrs Banks, Valao, Matamua, Vaiturou,
A native Tahitian,
The Lieutenant
A native Tahitian,
The Lieutenant
Date premiered21 November 1935
Place premieredThéâtre de l'Athénée in Paris
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| Written by | Jean Giraudoux |
| Characters | Mr Banks, Outourou, Tahiriri, Mrs Banks, Valao, Matamua, Vaiturou, A native Tahitian, The Lieutenant |
| Date premiered | 21 November 1935 |
| Place premiered | Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Subject | Captain Cook visits Tahiti |
| Genre | Satirical drama |
| Setting | Tahiti |
Original productions
Supplément au voyage de Cook was translated into English as The Virtuous Island (1956) by Maurice Valency.[1]
Supplément au voyage de Cook was first performed on 21 November 1935[2] in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in a production by Louis Jouvet.[3]
