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Princess of Elis
by Molière
In the month of May 1664, Louis XIV entertained the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria, and his own wife , Maria Theresa, with a brilliant and sumptuous fete at Versailles.... The second day was distinguished by the representation of The Pricess of Elis [by Moliere].... The Princess of Elis, a comedy-ballet, was intended to represent the struggle between the affections of the male and female sex, a struggle in which victory often remains with the one who seems the furthest from obtaining it.... The author's natural flow of wit and humor was checked by the necessity of accommodating himself to the conventionalities of courtly propriety. - Summary by The Translator Cast list: Iphitas, father to the Princess of Elis: Alan Mapstone Euryalus, Prince of Ithaca: Kurt Aristomenes, Prince of Messena: Tomas Peter Theocles, Prince of Pylos: Algy Pug Arbates, Governor to the Prince of Ithaca: Alan Mapstone Lycas, attendant on Iphitas: Jim Locke Moron, the Princess's Fool: ToddHW The Princess of Elis: A
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In the month of May 1664, Louis XIV entertained the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria, and his own wife , Maria Theresa, with a brilliant and sumptuous fete at Versailles.... The second day was distinguished by the representation of The Pricess of Elis [by Moliere].... The Princess of Elis, a comedy-ballet, was intended to represent the struggle between the affections of the male and female sex, a struggle in which victory often remains with the one who seems the furthest from obtaining it.... The author's natural flow of wit and humor was checked by the necessity of accommodating himself to the conventionalities of courtly propriety. - Summary by The Translator Cast list: Iphitas, father to the Princess of Elis: Alan Mapstone Euryalus, Prince of Ithaca: Kurt Aristomenes, Prince of Messena: Tomas Peter Theocles, Prince of Pylos: Algy Pug Arbates, Governor to the Prince of Ithaca: Alan Mapstone Lycas, attendant on Iphitas: Jim Locke Moron, the Princess's Fool: ToddHW The Princess of Elis: A
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