Lucienne Hill, Jean Anouilh
This most successful of Anouilh’s works in the United States is an excellent lark loaded with humorous whims, romance, and masquerades. The scene is a palatial home where two attractive young girls reside. The home is invaded by three affectionate thieves, on the one hand, and by a country bumpkin on the other. A lovely romance blooms instantly between one of the girls and the youngest thief. Being a very honest fellow, he cannot in good conscience accept her love, and instead turns with vengeance toward his job. But she is swifter in her wiles than he is in his.
Lucienne Hill (1923-2012) became well known for her for her translations of French dramatist Jean Anouilh. After a brief career as an actress of stage and screen, she earned a Tony Award nomination for her translation of The Waltz of the Toreadors. In 1961, she won the Tony A ...
Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) was born in Bordeaux on June 23, 1910. After completing his early schooling, Anouilh studied law for a short time at the Sorbonne, and then worked as a copywriter at Publicité Damour. He also wrote comic scenes for the cinema. In 1929, he collaborated ...