Ring Round the Moon
These are French names, terms, and phrases from Ring Round the Moon
, Christopher Fry’s 1950 adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s Invitation to the Castle
, from 1947. The phrases are read by Séan Judge. Though Judge is American, his family is originally from Alsace-Lorraine and he speaks French fluently. He has a BA in French from the University of Iowa.
Romainville
Roeseda Soeurs
Grave-Toureau’s
Dandinet-Dandaine
Rochemarsouins
Cazaubon
Marsusses
Villevilles
Fripont-Minet
Labou-lasses
Dupont-Pitard
Marius Laubonne
Pinteau’s
Mauberge
Guy-Charles
Bombelles
General de Saint-Mouton
“mon amie”
“bijouterie”
“ma chérie. Mille tonnerres!”