The_Cardinals'_Collation

<i>The Cardinals' Collation</i>

The Cardinals' Collation

Play by Júlio Dantas

The Cardinals' Collation (Portuguese: A Ceia dos Cardeais[lower-alpha 1]) is one-act play by Portuguese playwright Júlio Dantas, premiered on 24 March 1902. Originally written in Alexandrine couplets, it mostly comprises three monologues by three cardinals — one Portuguese, one French, and one Spanish — who are reminiscing about their first loves over a supper of pheasant with truffles in a richly-appointed Vatican room.[1]

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The first adaptation of the work into the English language was made by H. A. Saintsbury; it was first performed at the Globe Theatre in London on 7 February 1926.[2] A BBC Television studio production was made in 1938.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Azevedo, Eunice. "Base Temática "Teatro em Portugal" - Textos/Espetáculos: "A Ceia dos Cardeais"". Centro Virtual Camões (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    Wearing, J.P. (2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 71. ISBN 9780810893047.
  3. [3]
    "Screen Plays: "The Cardinals' Collation"". Learning on Screen. The British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

Notes

  1. Originally published as A Ceia dos Cardeaes, as it was usually spelt before the Portuguese spelling reforms of the 20th century.
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