Monique (play)

Monique is a drama in two acts and six scenes by Dorothy and Michael Blankfort that is based on the novel She Who Was No More by Boileau-Narcejac.[1][2] It premiered on October 10, 1957, at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] It transferred to Broadway's John Golden Theatre where it opened on October 22, 1957.[3] A murder mystery thriller, the play was produced and directed by Shepard Traube and starred Denholm Elliott as Fernand Ravinel and Patricia Jessel as Dr. Monique Rigaud.[4] The costumes were designed by Helene Pons.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Play Tonight in Monique". The News Journal. October 10, 1957. p. 51.
  2. ^ a b Klepfer, Donald I. (October 11, 1957). "Theatre: Monique Makes Debut Here". The Morning News. p. 30.
  3. ^ Morehouse, Ward (October 23, 1957). "Monique Melodrama Tense with Suspense". The Star-Ledger. p. 27.
  4. ^ Chapman, John (October 23, 1957). "Monique Not Diabolique Enough to Make Good Murder Thriller". New York Daily News. p. 56.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.