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Children of Paradise is a significant 1940 French film exploring love and ambition within Paris’s theatrical world during the 1830s. Shot across multiple years amidst World War II, it portrays a courtesan's complex relationships with four men involved in the city's vibrant performances. The producti...
The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood is an 1840 fairy extravaganza by J. R. Planché, adapting the familiar enchanted-princess tale for London's theatrical stage.
The Golden Fleece is J. R. Planché's 1845 two-part classical extravaganza, a comic treatment of the Argonautica and Euripides's Medea staged at the Haymarket.
The Invisible Prince is J. R. Planché's 1846 one-act fairy extravaganza, based on Madame d'Aulnoy's Prince Lutin and first staged at London's Haymarket Theatre.
The Island of Jewels is J. R. Planché's 1849 fairy extravaganza for London's Lyceum Theatre, noted for lavish staging and a closing tableau of crown jewels.
