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La señorita de Trevélez (1916), Carlos Arniches Barreda

Titles
English title: Miss Trevélez
Date written: 1916
First production date: 14 December 1916
Keywords: family, family > brothers/sisters, family > marriage, honour > chivalry, identity > class/social standing, love, love > relationships, power > use and abuse, love > friendship, Social > Hierarchy
Genre and type: farce, tragicomedy
Pitch

The Joke Club have planned their best joke yet, and Don Gallant is the target. But things get complicated when old Miss Trevélez becomes the unwitting victim of scorn and ridicule.

Synopsis

In a provincial gentleman’s club, several members have set up a Joke Club. Inspired by secret societies, the Joke Club comes up with hilarious ways to trick those they consider foolish.... (Read more...)

Critical response

When the play was first performed in 1916, it was not particularly successful. Even the playwright did not consider it as one of his better works. Nevertheless, Miss Trevélez is now se... (Read more...)

Editions
  • Arniches, Carlos. 1996. La señorita de Trevélez; ¡Que viene mi marido!, ed. Andrés Amorós. Madrid, Cátedra

  • Arniches, Carlos. 1998. El amigo Melquiades; La señorita de Trévelez. Madrid,... (Read more...)

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