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''[[Perseus and Andromeda, or the Maid and the Monster]]'' is a classical extravaganza by William Brough (1826-1870)[].

==The original text==

''[[Perseus and Andromeda, or the Maid and the Monster]]'' first performed at the Royal St James Theatre, London, on 26 December 1861 and published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]].

==Translations and adaptations==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) lists six performances in Cape Town of a pantomime called '''''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]''''' by an anonymous author. It is most likely an adapted version of Brough's play. 

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1867: Performed as the  "New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime" of ''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 26, followed by ''[[Delicate Ground]]'' (Dance). The pantomime was long in preparation, had magnificent décor by [[C.J.M. Smith]], wonderful mechanical effects, a ''corps de ballet'' and fine cast including [[T.H. Paul]] as "Clown", [[Miss Clara]] as "Columbine" and [[Mr Luin]] as "Harlequin".

1867: Performed as ''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 27 and 28 December,  followed by ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance). 

1867: Performed as ''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 30 December,  on its own, possibly as a children's production.

1868: Performed as ''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 1 January,  followed by ''[[Never Venture, Never Win]]'' (Coyne).

1868: Performed as ''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on its own, as a children's production on 3 January.

== Sources ==

Facsimile version of the Lacy first edition, [[The Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/perseusandromeda0000brou/page/n1]

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.231-2, 234, 295.

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