Molière's George Dandin, ou Le mari confondu…

Molière's George Dandin, ou Le mari confondu (The Confounded Husband) had been little appreciated when it premiered in January, but success returns with L'Avare (The Miser), a five-act satirical comedy now very well known.

The play premieres in September 1668 at the Palais Royal in a period when Molière's company is, on the one hand, under considerable establishment pressure to modify its output, but on the other hand, under the protection of Louis XIV himself.

Little is known about the original performance, although it is said that Molière himself played Harpagon, utilizing his by now chronic cough and gait to humorous effect.