The game of love and chance
The game of love and chance ( French Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard , 1730 ) is a comedy in three acts by Pierre Carlet de Marivaux .
people
- Monsieur Orgon
- Mario, his son
- Silvia, his daughter
- Dorante
- Lisette, Silvia's maid
- Arlequin, servant of Dorante
The play takes place in Paris .
content
Silvia is supposed to be married to Dorante by her father Orgon. Skeptical about marriage from the outset, Silvia asks her father to be allowed to examine Dorante without being recognized. For this purpose, she wants to swap roles with her maid Lisette. Orgone, amused, grants her this favor, knowing that Dorante happened upon the same idea and switched the identity with that of his servant Arlequin. A turbulent game of confusion unfolds, which Silvia's brother Mario - initiated into the whole thing by his father - is intensely fueled.
The two servants in the clothes of their masters are immediately fond of each other, it only hurts them a little to finally have to admit that they are only servants. Silvia and Dorante also instantly fall in love with each other, but the assumed difference in class agonizes in the way of their love. When Dorante finally confesses who he really is in order to prevent Arlequin from marrying the supposed mistress of the house, Silvia does not immediately reveal her secret. She wants Dorante to be ready to marry her as a maid too. He is wholeheartedly - and the happy outcome of the game is assured.
Film, musical (selection)
The following films are based on the play:
- 1940: Monsieur Hector, feature film, director: Maurice Cammage
- 1967: The game of love and chance, director: Hans-Reinhard Müller ; TV film of the Bavarian radio
- 2013: The Game of Love and Chance, Director: Valérie Donzelli ; French film adaptation with the Comédie-Française ensemble
In 1997 Michael Mayer staged the musical "Triumph of Love" on Broadway , which is based on the play by Marivaux. Jeffrey Stock composed the music.
Web links
- The play of love and chance - staging by the ODYSSEE Theater.
- The game of love and chance - production by the Poetenpack theater
Individual evidence
- ↑ The game of love and chance. www.filmportal.de, accessed on April 11, 2017 .
- ↑ "TV Spielfilm Online": The game of love and chance - film review. Retrieved April 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Triumph of Love, Interview - Composer Jeffrey Stock in: Playbill, October 23, 1997, accessed June 21, 2018