Thread: Memory Lane (In my own language)

Following the article 985 above,

While King Chulalongkorn was visiting Europe in 1897, all the Royal Princes, all of whom were the King’s sons, who were studying in Europe gathered together to give their father a Royal Welcome in Geneva.

This Royal Welcome party held at Parc des Eaux-Vivres, Geneva, was led by the 16 year old Siam Crown Prince Wachirawut (the future King Rama VI), who organized an evening of entertainment for his father starting with a play titled “My Friend Jarlet", a 1865 British original play in one act authored by Arnold Golsworthy and E.B. Norman.

“My friend Jarlet” is a story of “Jarlet” who sacrifices his life for the love of Marie Leroux, his daughter, and her lover Paul, who is also Jarlet’s friend.

The future King Rama VI seemed to be greatly impressed by the theme of the ‘the friendship” in the play that it inspired him to translate the story into Thai language with Thai title given as “Mit Tae (a true friend)”.


In the play, the Siam Crown Prince took the role of the young lady, Marie Leroux. The rest of the characters were his half-brothers and friends.


2 years later this play had been set on a stage again in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This time it was included in the welcome party organized by Prince Chakrapong Phuwanat for his big brother (from the same mother, the Supreme Queen Consort), the Siam Crown Prince Wachirawut’s visit.


This time, it was Prince Chakrapong Phuwanat who took the role of Marie Leroux.