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Feydeau

British  
/ fɛdo /

noun

  1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1862–1921, French dramatist, noted for his farces, esp La Dame de chez Maxim (1899) and Occupe-toi d'Amélie (1908)

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According to Bertrand de Feydeau, vice-president of French preservation group Fondation du Patrimoine, France no longer has giant oak trees of the same size and maturity that were used to build the original structure.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2019

At the Milwaukee Rep, I did a play called “Cat Among the Pigeons,” which is a Feydeau farce, and I played the ingénue in that, or the soubrette.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 15, 2019

This week: A farce by Feydeau, a Greek tragedy reimagined, and a meditation on small-town life in America.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2015

How has it happened that France has not been able to produce a decent heir to Racine, Ionesco and Feydeau?

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2011

The Th��tre Feydeau itself was also in possession of a great number of stock-pieces, among which were some in the style of the Grand French Opera.

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.

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