Georges Feydeau

Japanese: フェードー - ふぇーどー（英語表記）Georges Feydeau

1862‐1921
French playwright. He produced a great number of works, including "A Bad Fate" (1894), "The Lady at Maxime's" (1895), "Amelie, Please" (1908), and "The Dead Mother of the Madame" (1910). All of these plays are comedies that make audiences laugh with their ingenious plots, witty dialogue, and comfortable, speedy movements. He became a popular playwright in the Paris theater world during his lifetime, but was forgotten for a time after his death. However, there has been a noticeable trend toward reevaluation since the 1950s, and his works are often performed again by major theater companies such as the Comédie-Française and the Barrault Company.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1862‐1921
フランスの劇作家。作品はおびただしく，《くされ縁》(1894)，《マキシム亭のご婦人》(1895)，《アメリーを頼む》(1908)，《奥方の亡き御母堂》(1910)などが代表作である。いずれも巧妙な筋立て，機知に富む台詞（せりふ），快適でスピーディな動きで観客を笑わせる喜劇であり，生前はパリ劇界の人気作家となったが，死後は一時忘れ去られた。しかし1950年代から再評価の傾向が目だち，コメディ･フランセーズやバロー一座など，大劇団でしばしば再演される。

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