Word: esprit
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...favored by some playwrights of the same date; the "theatre rose" after the "theatre rosse." "Primerose" pleased and still pleases the audience by an irony without bitterness, a satire without anger, and an "indulgence" in which witticism and emotion are skillfully combined. It pleases more than all by its "esprit"-a light and brilliant sort of "esprit," crackling and sparkling which finds the right "mot" at the very second the spectator is waiting for a reason to accept...
...Cercle Francaise is this: I saw "Primerose" several times, in Paris at the Comedie Francaise, and my recollection of those evenings never prevented me in the least from thoroughly enjoying the excellent acting, the fine sense of detail, the keen comprehension, of all the "esprit" and intentions displayed at the Copley Theatre. It is a great success for the cast, for the Cercle Francaise-for all those who have co-operated in the preparation, staging or performing of this charming play...