Q: In 129 years, how much have theatre critics changed?

A recent LJ discussion and my eternal quest for Moebius Theatre material led me to read Jules Verne's 1882 play Voyage A Travers L'impossible (Journey Through the Impossible).  I had not known that Verne was a devotee of the Paris comic opera, nor that he enjoyed much success (and income) from extravagantly staged musical productions of his works.  Elephants, dancing girls, grand scenery and all that.  Unlike other shows which were adapted from Verne's novels, Journey Through the Impossible was written for the stage.  It borrows characters like Captain Nemo from other works, not unlike fan fiction.  I might have written something like this as a parody, but Verne beat me to it. 

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