Marcel

Marcel is a French a drama in one act by Jules Sandeau (1811-1883) and Adrien Decourcelle (1821-1892)

The original text
First performed at the Théâtre-Français in Paris on 18 May, 1872 and published in Paris by Michel Lévy Frères in 1872.

Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted into English as Awaking by Campbell Clarke, it was performed at the Gaiety Theatre in London in 1872.(The title also given as Marcel, or Awaking.) Published in London by Samuel French and in Lacy's acting edition of plays, volume 98.

It was later also adapted into English as Tears! Idle Tears! by Clement Scott (1841-1904).

Performance history in South Africa
1877: Produced in English as Awaking by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal on 18 October, with Our Boys (Byron).

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