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A very popular opera written and composed by [[Luscombe Searelle]]. Played for 200 nights at the [[Gaiety Theatre]] and [[Novelty Theatre]] in London. Performed in the Cape by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]] as part of an unbroken season of six months of opera in 1887Also toured to Port Elizabeth. Printed in Cape Town by *** in 18**. [CHECK FACTS***]
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''[[Estrella]]'' is a comic opera in three acts by [[Luscombe Searelle]] (1853-1907)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luscombe_Searelle], with a libretto by [[Walter Parke]].   
  
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==The original text==
  
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First produced by Williamson, Garner and Musgrove's Royal Comic Opera Company.
  
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Played for 200 nights at the [[Gaiety Theatre]] and [[Novelty Theatre]] in London.
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Published in Sydney, 1884.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1887: Presented in by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town as part of a popular six-month season of opera. Also toured to Port Elizabeth.
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== Sources ==
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/19446898?q&versionId=22851227
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https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C595244
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[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 06:19, 26 April 2018

Estrella is a comic opera in three acts by Luscombe Searelle (1853-1907)[1], with a libretto by Walter Parke.

The original text

First produced by Williamson, Garner and Musgrove's Royal Comic Opera Company.

Played for 200 nights at the Gaiety Theatre and Novelty Theatre in London.

Published in Sydney, 1884.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1887: Presented in by the Searelle Opera Company at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town as part of a popular six-month season of opera. Also toured to Port Elizabeth.

Sources

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/19446898?q&versionId=22851227

https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C595244

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

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