Alexandre Dumas, fils
Author and Playwright
Alexandre Dumas, filsAlexandre Dumas, fils (27 July 1824 - 27 November 1895) was a French author and dramatist. He was the son (fils) of Alexandre Dumas, pere, also a writer and playwright. Dumas was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate child of... In this article: Alexandre Dumas, pere, Alexandre Dumas, fils, The Lady of the Camellias, La traviata, Paris, and Legion d'honneur |
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Wikipedia | October 07, 2009
The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias () is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, that was subsequently adapted for the stage . The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris, France on February 2, 1852.
In this article: The Lady of the Camellias, Sarah Bernhardt, Camille, La traviata, Giuseppe Verdi, Viggo Larsen, Micheline Presle, Isabelle Huppert, and Abel Gance
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Wikipedia | September 30, 2009
Problem play
...by the characters. The earliest forms of the problem play are to be found in the work of French writers such as Alexandre Dumas, fils, who dealt with the subject of prostitution in The Lady of the Camellias (1852). Other French...
In this article: Henrik Ibsen, All's Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare's problem plays, The Merchant of Venice, A Doll's House, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Timon of Athens, The Lady of the Camellias, and F. S. Boas
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washingtonpost.com | September 11, 2009
Cheap Theatrics Abound
...or http://www.studiotheatre.org. The Washington Shakespeare Company is proving that "The Lady of Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas fils lends itself perfectly to drag comedy with the updated "Camille." There will be two chances to catch...
In this article: Studio Theatre, Jim Brochu, Oh My God, Much Ado About Nothing, Ida Maria, William Shakespeare, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Zero Mostel
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washingtonpost.com | September 02, 2009
Theater Review: 'Camille: A Tearjerker' at Washington Shakespeare Company
...show now vamping at the Clark Street Playhouse. This "Camille: A Tearjerker" is Charles Ludlam's 1973 drag travesty of the Dumas fils classic, and director Christopher Henley adds an updated dance club vibe and major lip-syncing...
In this article: Camille, Charles Ludlam, Stormy Weather, Judy Garland, Shakespeare Company, What Now My Love, and Cough
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | August 11, 2009
The lost lion of Paris: the extraordinary story of George Dukson
...died in poverty. He did, however, leave a son, Alexandre Dumas, pere, author of 'The Three Musketeers' and father of Alexandre Dumas, fils. Jean-Baptiste Belley (c1746-1805) A Senegal-born slave taken to Saint-Domingue (later...
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | August 03, 2009
Eiffel's Tower by Jill Jonnes: review
...magnet, pulling all the nails from the surrounding houses. A convocation of creative types - the writers Maupassant and Dumas fils, the composer Gounod, the architect Garnier, the artists Meissonier and Bouguereau - published an...
In this article: Paris, Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Buffalo Bill, Gustave Eiffel, Democracy, Buddhist, and Le Figaro
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Wikipedia | July 13, 2009
1864 in literature
...Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke fails to take place, owing to Speke's suicide (or accidental shooting). Alexandre Dumas, fils marries Nadejda Naryschkine. His father, Alexandre Dumas, pere, returns to Paris from Italy. John...
In this article: John Hanning Speke, Paris, Suicide, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Richard Francis Burton, Charles Baudelaire, Henrik Ibsen, and Alexandre Dumas, pere
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Wikipedia | June 02, 2009
Demimonde
...those women existed on the fringes of the "World" (in the sense of fashionable society). It derives from a comedy by Alexandre Dumas fils published in 1855 called Le Demi-Monde. Possibly the most famous portrayal of the demimonde, albeit...
In this article: Cora Pearl, Gigi, Becky Sharp, Paris, Siege of Paris, Vanity Fair, Prince Napoleon, and Colette
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 22, 2005
Getting to the Heart Of 'Camille'
...Pardee, cursing up a storm. It is fitting, though. In the Signet Classic edition of "Camille," Dumas himself describes Armand's shock when he sees Marguerite "drinking, talking like a porter, and laughing the more loudly the more...
In this article: Camille, Neil Bartlett, Cough, La Dame aux Camelias, and La traviata
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 20, 2005
Robison Bows In With a Powerful 'Camille'
...extra in this theater to be thankful for: The baton at Round House seems to have been passed with care. Camille, by Alexandre Dumas fils, adapted by Neil Bartlett. Directed by Blake Robison. Set, James Kronzer; costumes, Rosemary Pardee;...
In this article: Camille, The Three Musketeers, and Alexandre Dumas
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Alexandre Dumas, fils (French for son, similar to Junior in English) (July 27, 1824 – November 27, 1895) was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, who followed in his father's footsteps becoming a celebrated writer, author and playwright.
- Birth Date:
- June 27, 1824
- Birthplace:
- Paris, France
- Death Date:
- November 27, 1895
- Place of Death:
- Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines, France
- Occupation:
- Author, Novelist, Playwright
- Period:
- Romanticism
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