La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils

Under Napoleon theaters were subject to licensing which limited each theater to one genre and also to censorship. Because of political and economic uncertainties this collapsed and in mid-1850 Bouffe at the Vaudeville offered to stage the play. When Marguerite is on her deathbed she tells Armand the reason she left him and declares her love for him and Armand recognizes her nobility.ĭescription of Incident: The play was initially supposed to be staged at Dumas Fils' fathers theater (his father was the famous novelist who wrote 'The Count of Monte Cristo'). Marguerite is moved and breaks up with Armand without telling him the reason. Eventually Armand's father visits Marguerite and tells her that her relationship with Armand is making it hard for his daughter to find a repectable husband. As their relationship continues Armand finds it increasingly difficult to fund the life-style and to cope with his jealousy. The main character is Marguerite, a courtesan, who falls in love with a man named Armand who has long admired her from afar. The work was based on Dumas' own affair with a courtesan. Name: Alexandre Dumas Fils' 'La Dame Aux Camelias' (The Lady of the Camilias) Censored In France and BritainĬonfronting Bodies: French and British Censorsĭescription of Artwork: The play 'The Lady of the Camellias' was adapted from Dumas' novel of the same title. Alexandre Dumas Fils' 'La Dame Aux Camelias' (The Lady of the Camilias) Censored In France and Britain '>

La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils