Marion de Lorme (Hugo)

The play was first performed in 1831 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, but was later prohibited by King Charles X.

Marion, famous Parisian courtesan, left the capital two months prior, to the despair of her lovers and admirers, and took refuge in Blois.

Didier arrives and confesses his love to Marion; he pressures her to marry him, although he has no fortune and is a foundling without a family.

But she seems ready to yield when Didier reveals what he thinks of Marion Delorme, the famous courtesan: At this moment, shouts erupt from the alley.

They discuss the merit of the last pieces of Corneille, voice their hatred of the omnipresent and all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu, and the disappearance of Marion De Lorme.

A crier appears who proclaims an order of the king: duels are henceforth forbidden under pain of death.

They begin a duel, quickly interrupted by the entry of Marion, who screams and alerts the guard.

But during the conversation, Saverny learns that the man he fought with was Didier and that it was Marion's lover who saved his life.

Shortly afterwards, Laffemas receives a letter announcing the escape of Didier, probably accompanied by Marion.

Marion and the Marquis de Nangis (Saverny's uncle) plead for a royal pardon for the two convicts.

In 1918 a second feature-length film Marion Delorme was produced, directed by Henry Krauss and starring Pierre Renoir and Jean Worms.