Copy of the role of Euphémon from ‘L’enfant prodigue’ produced by Henri Louis Lekain, c.1750

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CMV37099

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Ms 20014 (3), ‘L’Enfant prodigue : comédie’

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Copy of the role of Euphémon from ‘L’enfant prodigue’ produced by Henri Louis Lekain, c.1750

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Comédie-Française, MF 0725

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Brief Summary:

Copy of the role of Euphémon from L’enfant prodigue produced by Henri Louis Lekain, c.1750.

Detailed Summary:

L’enfant prodigue opened at the Comédie française on 10 October 1736. Lekain took on the role of Euphémon on 24 September 1750 and performed it three times between 1752 and 1756.

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21 pp.

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Height: 330 mm

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1

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History

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c.1750

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[Paris]

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OCV Reference:

vol.16, p.1-232

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.16, p.62, ‘MS 2’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

13 January 2025