Record Number: 12273
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Betsey Wynne:] We read this evening "Les Femmes Savantes" and "Les Precieuses Ridicules" of the Theatre of Moliere. I thought I should die from laughing in hearing the latter piece which is as amusing as it is possible to be. [Eugenia Wynne] Mr de Regis read to us and made all the possible faces for Mascarille. I find that France has made a great loss when Moliere died. It is said that he died during an acting of "Le Malade Imaginaire", one of his own pieces for in straining to make himself appear the more natural he burst a vein in his chest and died a few hours after. It is wearying that such a superior talent as that which was possessed by Moliere should not be immortal. Excellent author! better poet! Who has more glorified the amiable Thalia? What more can one desire?'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:13 Dec 1791
Country:Austria
Timeevening
Place:city: Wardeck
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:Austria
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Betsey Wynne, Eugenia Wynne and others
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Les Precieuses Ridicules
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical, Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12273
Source:n/a
Editor:Anne Fremantle
Title:The Wynne Diaries
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1935
Vol:I
Page:92
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries, (London, 1935), I, p. 92, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12273, accessed: 13 January 2025
Additional Comments:
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