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The Virtuous Island

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The Virtuous Island
Written byJean Giraudoux
CharactersMr Banks, Outourou, Tahiriri, Mrs Banks, Valao, Matamua, Vaiturou,
A native Tahitian,
The Lieutenant
Date premiered21 November 1935
Place premieredThéâtre de l'Athénée in Paris
Original languageFrench
SubjectCaptain Cook visits Tahiti
GenreSatirical drama
SettingTahiti

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.

Original productions

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Robert (1968), Jean Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny, p. 158, University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 0-226-11248-9
  2. ^ Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama, p. 342, Columbia University Press, New York.
  3. ^ Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist, p. 182, Oxford University Press, New York.