The Dog of Montarges
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The Dog of Montargis, or Murder in the Wood was a 19th-century melodrama, based on the tale of Robert Macaire and his trial-by-combat with a dog. It arose from the Parisian actor and theatre director
A British performance in 1874
René-Charles Guilbert de Pixerécourt was a French theatre director and playwright, active at the Théâtre de la Gaîté and best known for his modern melodramas such as The Dog of Montarges, the performa
The Dog of Montarges
…19th-century melodrama, based on the tale of Robert Macaire and his trial-by-combat with a dog. It arose from the Parisian actor and theatre director René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt and premiered on 18 June 1814 as Le Chien de Montargis, ou la Forêt de Bondy, mélodrame historique en trois actes et à grand spectacle at the Parisian…
Portrait of Guilbert de Pixerécourt, 1822, by Sophie Chéradame
Costume sketch for the actor Ferdinand in the rôle of the Tsar in La Fille de l'exilé, given at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, 13 March 1819