‘What a perennial delight is in hearing the French language spoken!’: Class, Language and Taste in the Maison de Molière’s French Performances in London (1871–1893) by Ignacio Ramos Gay

“…In 1879, theatre critic Augustin Filon stated on account of the French company’s second visit to London that year, ‘les voyages de la Comédie-Française sont regardés en Angleterre comme des dates’. …”
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