Monique (play)
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Monique is a drama in two acts and six scenes by Dorothy and Michael Blankfort that is based on the novel She Who Was No More by Boileau-Narcejac.[1][2] It premiered on October 10, 1957, at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] It transferred to Broadway's John Golden Theatre where it opened on October 22, 1957.[3] A murder mystery thriller, the play was produced and directed by Shepard Traube and starred Denholm Elliott as Fernand Ravinel and Patricia Jessel as Dr. Monique Rigaud.[4] The costumes were designed by Helene Pons.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Play Tonight in Monique". The News Journal. October 10, 1957. p. 51.
- 1 2 Klepfer, Donald I. (October 11, 1957). "Theatre: Monique Makes Debut Here". The Morning News. p. 30.
- ↑ Morehouse, Ward (October 23, 1957). "Monique Melodrama Tense with Suspense". The Star-Ledger. p. 27.
- ↑ Chapman, John (October 23, 1957). "Monique Not Diabolique Enough to Make Good Murder Thriller". New York Daily News. p. 56.
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