The Christmas Party (play)

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The Christmas Party
C.A. Lorentzen - Julestuen, 13. scene - KMS467 - Statens Museum for Kunst.jpg
C. A. Lorentzen: Julestuen, Scene 13 (1813)
Written byLudvig Holberg
Date premiered1724
Place premieredLille Grønnegade Theatre,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Original languageDanish
GenreComedy
SettingDenmark

The Christmas Party (Danish: Julestuen) is a one-set, comic play by Norwegian-Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg. It premiered at Lille Grønnegade Theatre in Copenhagen in 1824.[1]

Plot summary[]

Jeronimus, a grumpy, old man, refuses to host a Christmas party in his house since he finds the tradition tasteless and inappropriate. His sister unsuccessfully tries to persuade him but he is finally won over by s mastershoemaker's arguments about the "foundation of the law of nature#..

References[]

  1. ^ "Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754)". danskforfatterleksikon.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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