L'Enfant Prodigue - Revision history

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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.395, 431		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.395, 431
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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed in the mimed version as ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]], with [[Edward Vincent]], [[Helen Rous]], [[Gus Wheatman]], [[Harriet Wood]] and [[Frank Wheeler]].
+: Performed in the mimed version as ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]], with [[Edward Vincent]], [[Helen Rous]], [[Gus Wheatman]], [[Harriet Wood]] and [[Frank Wheeler]]. Also presented by the company at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in June.
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	1893: Performed in the mimed version as ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]], with [[Edward Vincent]], [[Helen Rous]], [[Gus Wheatman]], [[Harriet Wood]] and [[Frank Wheeler]].		1893: Performed in the mimed version as ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]], with [[Edward Vincent]], [[Helen Rous]], [[Gus Wheatman]], [[Harriet Wood]] and [[Frank Wheeler]].
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−	~~1906: Performed as ''[[The Prodigal Son]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, featuring [[Freda Godfrey]] in her first appearance on the South African stage.~~

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as in the mimed version as ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]], with [[Edward Vincent]], [[Helen Rous]], [[Gus Wheatman]], [[Harriet Wood]] and [[Frank Wheeler]].
+: Performed in the mimed version as ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]], with [[Edward Vincent]], [[Helen Rous]], [[Gus Wheatman]], [[Harriet Wood]] and [[Frank Wheeler]].
 : Performed as ''[[The Prodigal Son]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, featuring  [[Freda Godfrey]] in her first appearance on the South African stage.

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-There are a number of works entitled ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' ("The Prodigal Son")
+There are a number of works entitled ''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' ("The Prodigal Child")
 =''[[L'Enfant Prodigue]]'' (1736) by Voltaire =
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Also known as ''[[The Prodigal Son]]'' in English-speaking  countries.
+Also known as ''[[The Prodigal Child]]'' or ''[[The Prodigal Son]]'' in English-speaking  countries.
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 ==The original text==
-A full length, three act musical "play without words" (also referred to as a "[[pantomime|French pantomime]]" in some sources), with a book by Michel Carré Fils (1865-1945)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel-Antoine_Carr%C3%A9] and André Wormser (1851-1926)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Wormser], in the tradition of the [[Commedia Dell'Arte]]. Published by E. Biardot in **. First produced in Paris during 1890, opening at the Cercle Funambulesque, then transferring to the Thêátre Bouffes-Parisiens on 21 June.
+A full length, three act musical "play without words" (also referred to as a "[[pantomime|French pantomime]]" in some sources), with a book by Michel Carré Fils (1865-1945)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel-Antoine_Carr%C3%A9] and André Wormser (1851-1926)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Wormser], in the tradition of the Commedia dell'Arte[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte]. Published by E. Biardot in **. First produced in Paris during 1890, opening at the Cercle Funambulesque, then transferring to the Thêátre Bouffes-Parisiens on 21 June.
 It was performed to huge success at the Prince of Wales Theatre London from 31 March, 1891, by Charles Laurie's company and at the Vaudeville Club, New York in February, 1894.

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	Online facsimile version of the original Voltaire text of 1738, published by Ernest et Paul Fièvre, January 2018[http://www.theatre-classique.fr/pages/pdf/VOLTAIRE_ENFANTPRODIGUE.pdf]		Online facsimile version of the original Voltaire text of 1738, published by Ernest et Paul Fièvre, January 2018[http://www.theatre-classique.fr/pages/pdf/VOLTAIRE_ENFANTPRODIGUE.pdf]
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel-Antoine_Carr%C3%A9
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Wormser

	Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.516[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ong3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Niobe+by+H.+Paulton+and+E.+Paulton&source=bl&ots=UM6HA4q-rm&sig=ACfU3U2Py4dIaZQlJSbIPQsdCrZVPpa6IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitqLXGj83lAhUSWsAKHRMjD1kQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Niobe%20by%20H.%20Paulton%20and%20E.%20Paulton&f=false]		Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.516[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ong3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Niobe+by+H.+Paulton+and+E.+Paulton&source=bl&ots=UM6HA4q-rm&sig=ACfU3U2Py4dIaZQlJSbIPQsdCrZVPpa6IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitqLXGj83lAhUSWsAKHRMjD1kQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Niobe%20by%20H.%20Paulton%20and%20E.%20Paulton&f=false]