The Belle of Cavel

The Belle of Cavel
A photograph of the play featured in the Times Evening News, 1943
Written by	João Agostinho Fernandes
Directed by	João Agostinho Fernandes
Characters	Deodita Amaral Hellen Berthold Gregory João Esperans Silvester Marcelin Alex
Date premiered	May 1895
Place premiered	Skating Rink, Bombay
Original language	Konkani
Series	Batcara II Bebdo Pandurang Kusmonncar
Subject	Preference for love marriage versus arranged marriage, challenges with caste and class differences
Genre	Tiatr, romcom
Setting	Charni Road Gardens

The Belle of Cavel is a two-act Konkani play written and directed by the Goan playwright João Agostinho Fernandes in his debut as a playwright. It is a musical comedy that explores themes of romantic comedy. It was first composed in 1893 and later debuted on stage in 1895. Between the years 1909 and 1943, this theatrical work had no less than ten more showings, solidifying its place as one of Fernandes's most acclaimed productions. The play was known by different titles such as Charni Road Bagh and Eoc Goencar B. A. Exam Passar until 1927 when it was rebranded with its present title in 1932.