The Rue de Lourcine affair
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| Title: | The Rue de Lourcine affair |
| Original title: | L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine |
| Shape: | comedy |
| Original language: | French |
| Libretto : | Eugène Marin Labiche , Albert Monnier and Édouard Martin |
| Place of premiere: | Théâtre du Palais-Royal , Paris |
| Place and time of the action: | Paris around 1855 |
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The Affair Rue de Lourcine (Original title: L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine ) is a play with music ( comedy ) by Eugène Marin Labiche , Albert Monnier and Édouard Martin . His first performance experienced this on March 26, 1857 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris .
The currently most played German translation comes from Elfriede Jelinek . The German-language premiere took place on June 20, 1988 at the Schaubühne on Lehniner Platz .
action
Leading actor Lenglumé spends the evening at the alumni meeting of his old school. The next morning he wakes up next to a strange man, his schoolmate Mistingue , with no memory of what happened . From the newspaper he learns of the brutal murder of a young coal hauler last night. Supported by a series of circumstantial evidence, the two come to the conclusion that they must have committed that gruesome murder while intoxicated. Now the two try to avert an impending scandal with a series of increasingly grotesque rescue attempts.
background
In his play, Labiche deals with the dogmas of the French population of his time. Here he uses the typical images of the philistine bourgeoisie . He takes a look at the facade of the ordinary citizens, who are less concerned with the crime and more with their own reputation. In addition, Labiche underlines the importance of remembering with his piece. Ultimately, all of our decisions are based on our experiences and experiences. Anyone under the influence of alcohol can be a murderer in their play.
