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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Example Sentences

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

There are more flung-open doors in “Candy” than in a Feydeau farce.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2018

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

This work wras received with much favor at the Feydeau theatre, though it did not arouse the admiration called out by "Lodo�ska."

From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)