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	1859: Now called simply ''[[The Misanthrope]]'', the play was performed again by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 4 August, this time accompanied by a scene from ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton) and a song sung by [[F. Vernon]]		1859: Now called simply ''[[The Misanthrope]]'', the play was performed again by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 4 August, this time accompanied by a scene from ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton) and a song sung by [[F. Vernon]]
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	1977: Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], opening 18 March, directed by [[Robin Lake]] and starring [[Keith Grenville]] (Alceste}, [[John Whiteley]] (Philinte), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Oronte}, [[Rika Sennett]] (Célimène), [[Lois Butlin]] (Eliante), [[Helen Bourne]] (Arsinoé), [[Philip Godawa]] (Acaste), [[Peter Cartwright]] (Clitandre), [[Pippa Dyer]] (Basque), [[Peter Krummeck]] (A messenger), [[David Crichton]] (Alceste's valet) and [[Neville Thomas]] (Célimène's manservant). Designers [[Peter Krummeck]] (set), [[Jennifer Craig]] (costumes), [[John T. Baker]] (lighting). The performance was preceded by ''[[L'Amour Médecin\|Love's the Best Doctor]].		1977: Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], opening 18 March, directed by [[Robin Lake]] and starring [[Keith Grenville]] (Alceste}, [[John Whiteley]] (Philinte), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Oronte}, [[Rika Sennett]] (Célimène), [[Lois Butlin]] (Eliante), [[Helen Bourne]] (Arsinoé), [[Philip Godawa]] (Acaste), [[Peter Cartwright]] (Clitandre), [[Pippa Dyer]] (Basque), [[Peter Krummeck]] (A messenger), [[David Crichton]] (Alceste's valet) and [[Neville Thomas]] (Célimène's manservant). Designers [[Peter Krummeck]] (set), [[Jennifer Craig]] (costumes), [[John T. Baker]] (lighting). The performance was preceded by ''[[L'Amour Médecin\|Love's the Best Doctor]].

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: The first reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5)a production by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 11 July of a play he (or Fraser) calls ''[[The Misanthrope,  or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author and an afterpiece called ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks). (Bosman suggests that the first play may have been the Ozell version of ''[[Le Misanthrope]]''. However this is far more likely to have been a typographical or interpretive error, and that the plays being referred to are probably the Moliere play and ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.) Also performed that evening was ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks).
+: The first reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is to a production by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 11 July of a play Bosman (or perhaps Fraser himself) calls ''[[The Misanthrope,  or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author and an afterpiece called ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks). (Bosman suggests that the first play may have been the Ozell version of ''[[Le Misanthrope]]''. However this is far more likely to have been a typographical or interpretive error, and that the plays being referred to are probably the Moliere play and ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.) Also performed that evening was ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks).
 : Now called simply ''[[The Misanthrope]]'', the play was performed again by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 4 August, this time accompanied by a scene from ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton) and a song sung by [[F. Vernon]]

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−	1859: The ~~only~~ reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) ~~is a reference to~~ a production by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 11 July~~, apparently featuring~~ a play he ~~refers to as~~ ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author and an afterpiece called ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks). (Bosman suggests that the first play may have been the Ozell version of ''[[Le Misanthrope]]''. However this is ~~most~~ likely an error, and the ~~play~~ being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.) Also performed that evening was ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks).	+	1859: The first reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5)a production by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 11 July of a play he (or Fraser) calls ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author and an afterpiece called ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks). (Bosman suggests that the first play may have been the Ozell version of ''[[Le Misanthrope]]''. However this is far more likely to have been a typographical or interpretive error, and that the plays being referred to are probably the Moliere play and ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.) Also performed that evening was ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks).
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		+	1859: Now called simply ''[[The Misanthrope]]'', the play was performed again by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 4 August, this time accompanied by a scene from ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton) and a song sung by [[F. Vernon]]
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 The play has been translated into numerous languages, and has been adapted, copied, travestied, etc over the ages.
-The first English translation of Molier's play was by John Ozell, (published in the six volumes of ''The Works of Monsieur de Molière'' by Bernard Lintot, 1714), and perhaps the best known 19th century translation in English is by Henri Van Laun (1820-1896)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_van_Laun].
+The first English translation of Moliere's play was by John Ozell, (published in the six volumes of ''The Works of Monsieur de Molière'' by Bernard Lintot, 1714), and perhaps the best known 19th century translation in English is by Henri Van Laun (1820-1896)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_van_Laun].
 The first Broadway production of the play apparently took place on April 10–15, 1905 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

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−		+	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 11 July, apparently featuring a play he refers to as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author and an afterpiece called ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks). (Bosman suggests that the first play may have been the Ozell version of ''[[Le Misanthrope]]''. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.) Also performed that evening was ''[[My Valet and I]]'' (Wilks).
−	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play he refers to as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)

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−	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play he refers to as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by ~~M. Skelt~~, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)	+	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play he refers to as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by George Almar, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)

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−	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play ~~billed~~ as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)	+	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play he refers to as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)

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−	1859: The only reference to a South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play billed as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)	+	1859: The only reference to a 19th century South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play billed as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)

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−	1859: The only reference to a South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play billed as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt (performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)	+	1859: The only reference to a South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play billed as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt, performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)

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−	1859: The only reference to a South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play billed as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of ~~Knaresborough~~]]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play ~~mentioned~~ is ~~actually~~ ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt (performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)	+	1859: The only reference to a South African performance of ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp. 124-5) is a reference to a production by [[Charles Fraser]], apparently featuring a play billed as ''[[The Misanthrope, or the Dropping Well of Knavesboro']]'' by an unnamed author. (Bosman suggests it may have been the Ozell version. However this is most likely an error, and the play being referred to is probably ''[[The Charcoal Burner or the Dropping Well of Knaresborough]]'' by M. Skelt (performed sometime between 1835 and 1840.)