Divorçons

Divorçons is a French play by Victorien Sardou and Émile de Najac produced in 1880. A farcical comedy about seeking a divorce, it had theatrical runs over the following decades in England and the United States.^[1] It is about a young wife who wants to divorce her husband for a handsome ne'er do well.^[2] It was adapted into various films.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The New York Times reviewed an 1897 staging of the play.^[6] The Los Angeles Times gave a favorable review of a 1998 theatrical revival of the play.^[7]

Film adaptations[edit]

References[edit]

^ Sardou and the Sardou Plays. J.B. Lippincott. 1913.
^ "Divorçons". Oxford Reference.
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Let's Get a Divorce(Wayback)
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Let's Get a Divorce at silentera.com
^ "Divorçons – Broadway Show – Play | IBDB".
^ "MRS. FISKE AS CYPRIENNE.; Sardou's "Divorcons" Acted in English at the Fifth Avenue Theatre for a Charitable Purpose". The New York Times. May 8, 1897 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Brandes, Philip (November 13, 1998). "Insightful Performances Give a Timely Lift to 'Divorcons'". Los Angeles Times.

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[1] Sardou and the Sardou Plays. J.B. Lippincott. 1913.

[2] "Divorçons". Oxford Reference.

[3] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Let's Get a Divorce(Wayback)

[4] Progressive Silent Film List: Let's Get a Divorce at silentera.com

[5] "Divorçons – Broadway Show – Play | IBDB".

[6] "MRS. FISKE AS CYPRIENNE.; Sardou's "Divorcons" Acted in English at the Fifth Avenue Theatre for a Charitable Purpose". The New York Times. May 8, 1897 – via NYTimes.com.

[7] Brandes, Philip (November 13, 1998). "Insightful Performances Give a Timely Lift to 'Divorcons'". Los Angeles Times.

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