Divorçons

Divorçons is a French play by Victorien Sardou and Émile de Najac produced in 1880. A farcical comedy about seeking a divorce, it had theatrical runs over the following decades in England and the United States.[1] It is about a young wife who wants to divorce her husband for a handsome ne'er do well.[2] It was adapted into various films.[3][4][5]

The New York Times reviewed an 1897 staging of the play.[6] The Los Angeles Times gave a favorable review of a 1998 theatrical revival of the play.[7]

Film adaptations

References
  1. Sardou and the Sardou Plays. J.B. Lippincott. 1913.
  2. "Divorçons". Oxford Reference.
  3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Let's Get a Divorce(Wayback)
  4. Progressive Silent Film List: Let's Get a Divorce at silentera.com
  5. "Divorçons – Broadway Show – Play | IBDB".
  6. "MRS. FISKE AS CYPRIENNE.; Sardou's "Divorcons" Acted in English at the Fifth Avenue Theatre for a Charitable Purpose". The New York Times. May 8, 1897 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Brandes, Philip (November 13, 1998). "Insightful Performances Give a Timely Lift to 'Divorcons'". Los Angeles Times.


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