The Belle of Cavel | |
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![]() A photograph of the play featured in the Times Evening News, 1943 | |
Written by | João Agostinho Fernandes |
Directed by | João Agostinho Fernandes |
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Date premiered | May 1895 |
Place premiered | Skating Rink, Bombay |
Original language | Konkani |
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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.
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