Amphitryon

A Comedy with Prologue and 3 Acts

Translated by A.R. Waller

Translator's Introduction: Amphitryon was played for the first time in Paris, France, at the Theatre du Palais-Royal, January 13, 1668. It was successfully received, holding the boards until the 18th of March, when Easter intervened. After the re-opening of the theatre, it was played half a dozen times more the same year, and continued to please. The first edition was published in 1668.

Note: It is perhaps hardly necessary to refer the reader to Amphitryon, by Plautus, the comedy upon which Moliere's charming play was, in the main, based. The rendering attempted here can give but a faint reflection of the original, for hardly any comedy of Moliere's loses more in the process of translation.

A French language comedy with a Prologue and 3 Acts by Molière. This play is based on the Greek mythological character Amphitryon and his story as told by Plautus in his play from ca. 190-185 B.C. Molière's play was first performed at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris, France, on 13 January 1668.

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