The Virtuous Island

The Virtuous Island is a 1956 English adaptation by Maurice Valency of the play Supplément au voyage de Cook written in 1935 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.

The Virtuous Island
Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, et al.
By John Hamilton Mortimer, 1771
Written byJean Giraudoux
CharactersMr Banks, Outourou, Tahiriri, Mrs Banks, Valao, Matamua, Vaiturou,
A native Tahitian,
The Lieutenant
Date premiered21 November 1935
Place premieredThéâtre de l'Athénée in Paris
Original languageFrench
SubjectCaptain Cook visits Tahiti
GenreSatirical drama
SettingTahiti

Original productions

Supplément au voyage de Cook was translated into English as The Virtuous Island (1956) by Maurice Valency.[1]

Supplément au voyage de Cook was first performed on 21 November 1935[2] in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in a production by Louis Jouvet.[3]

References
  1. Cohen, Robert (1968), Jean Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny, p. 158, University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 0-226-11248-9
  2. Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama, p. 342, Columbia University Press, New York.
  3. Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist, p. 182, Oxford University Press, New York.


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