[Cardhu]

The Imaginary Invalid is a three-act comdie-ballet which
contains a scathing social and political commentary on
Paris of the 1670s. [Provided to China Daily]

[onedoug]

"Shakespeare uses theatrical forms that remain incredibly modern - and one of them is direct address. He doesn't really employ this much in the other history plays; only with Richard in Richard III and Falstaff in Henry IV do you have a man walk to the front of the stage, eyeball the audience, and say, 'You, you people sitting in these seats, I'm talking to you directly'. It remains daring, even now," Mendes says.

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[yorkie]

La Comedie-Francaise is one of the state theatres of France.
In it's collection is the armchair used by Moliere during Le Malade imaginaire - (The Imaginary Invalid).
This is the chair Maliere died in
during "The Imaginary Invalid"

The chair is a Louis XIII style armchair made of wood, upholstered with black sheepskin, and set on casters.
It is 4 feet by 2 feet 2 inches by 2 feet 8 inches (123 x 68 x 82 cm).
It was first used in 1673 by Molière for the premiere of Le Malade imaginaire,
and is the chair he died on during the performance.
It was used by successive actors playing Argan until 1879.
That’s 209 years, math-wizard.
At that point, it had become so worn
that a replica was made for the current Argan
and the original placed on display.