1789 - Theater, Film
Theater, Film
Theater: The Father, or American Shandyism by Perth Amboy-born playwright William Dunlap, 23, 9/7 at New York's John Street Theater, with Maria Storer; Charles IX by Marie-Joseph-Blaise de Chenier 11/4 at Paris with actor François-Joseph Talma in the title role (other actors have refused to appear in the anti-monarchical play lest they face political persecution). The play precipitates demonstrations at the theater, and Talma establishes the rival Théatre de la République troupe.
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