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Performance history of Robinson Crusoe in South Africa

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Performance history of Robinson Crusoe in South Africa

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Performance history of Robinson Crusoe in South Africa

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Performance history of Robinson Crusoe in South Africa

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Performance history of Robinson Crusoe in South Africa

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Dramatized versions performed in South Africa

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Sources

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Performance history of the Rutherford/Wilcox musical

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Dramatized versions performed in South Africa

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	1908: A version by [[A.W. Allan]] presented at [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December, directed by [[J.E. Ferguson Brown]].		1908: A version by [[A.W. Allan]] presented at [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December, directed by [[J.E. Ferguson Brown]].
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		+	1922: A version by [[Frank Dix]] and [[Philip D. Levard]] presented [[African Theatres]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg (December to January 1923), directed by Levard.
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		+	1923: The Dix/Levard production presented again at [[Theatre Royal]], Durban (February) and [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town (March).

	1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].		1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].

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	1899:The version by Harry Hall presented again by [[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]] at [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in February/March.		1899:The version by Harry Hall presented again by [[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]] at [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in February/March.
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		+	1908: A version by [[A.W. Allan]] presented at [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December, directed by [[J.E. Ferguson Brown]].

	1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].		1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].

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 : The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in February by [[Morgan and Wheatman's English Pantomime Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban.
-/1899: A version by Harry Hall presented by [[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]] at [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December/January.
+/1899: A version written and directed by [[Harry Hall]] presented by [[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]] at [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December/January.
 : The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].

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	1894: The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in February by [[Morgan and Wheatman's English Pantomime Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban.		1894: The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in February by [[Morgan and Wheatman's English Pantomime Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban.
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		+	1898/1899: A version by Harry Hall presented by [[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]] at [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December/January.

	1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].		1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].

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	1893: The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in December/January 1894 by the [[Wheeler Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (directed by [[Frank Wheeler]]) and presented by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] at the [[Opera House]] and [[Good Hope Hall]] in Cape Town, (directed by Wheatman and Morgan).		1893: The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in December/January 1894 by the [[Wheeler Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (directed by [[Frank Wheeler]]) and presented by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] at the [[Opera House]] and [[Good Hope Hall]] in Cape Town, (directed by Wheatman and Morgan).
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		+	1894: The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in February by [[Morgan and Wheatman's English Pantomime Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban.

	1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].		1975: The Rutherford/Wilcox musical presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].

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 * ''[[Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres|African Consolidated Theatres Ltd]], 1939-40)
-* ''[[Robinson Crusoe on Ice]]'' (1950) ''[[Man Friday]]'' (Adrian Mitchell, 1973)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe on Ice]]'' (1950)
 * ''[[Robinson Crusoe. A Christmas Pantomime]]'' ([[John Moss]], 1981)

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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.		[[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.
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 * ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' (book by Roberth Rutherford, music by Frank Wilcox)
-==Performance history of the Rutherford/Wilcox musical==
+==Performance history of ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' in South Africa==
-: Presented by [[St Stephen's Repertory Players]] at the [[St Stephen's Hall]], directed by [[Nan Cunningham]], musical direction by [[Eddie de Jager]].
+: The version by [[Augustus Wheatman]] and [[Fitzroy Morgan]] was presented in December/January 1894 by the [[Wheeler Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (directed by [[Frank Wheeler]]) and presented by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] at the [[Opera House]] and [[Good Hope Hall]] in Cape Town, (directed by Wheatman and Morgan).
 ==Sources==

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 == Dramatized versions performed in South Africa ==
-A number of plays and other adaptations - usually with the title of (or including the name of) ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' and broadly based on the book - have been performed in South Africa.
+A number of plays and other adaptations - usually longer titles including the name of ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' and broadly based on the book - have been performed in South Africa.
-'''See the entries on the following:'''
+For performance information of these productions, see:
 * ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' (Sheridan)

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 '''See the entries on the following:'''
-''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' (Sheridan)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' (Sheridan)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday and the King of the Caribee Islands!]]'' A burlesque. (Byron, 1860)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday and the King of the Caribee Islands!]]'' A burlesque. (Byron, 1860)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe, or The Injun Bride and the Injured Wife]]'' A burlesque. (Gilbert, Byron, '' et al.'', 1867)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or The Injun Bride and the Injured Wife]]'' A burlesque. (Gilbert, Byron, '' et al.'', 1867)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'' A pantomime (Byron, 1868)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'' A pantomime (Byron, 1868)
-''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[Disney Roebuck]], 1876-8)
+* ''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[Disney Roebuck]], 1876-8)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''  (Stanley Rogers, 1899) - mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 369) as the probable text for Roebuck's productions, though this is patently impossible given the dates.
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres|African Consolidated Theatres Ltd]], 1939-40)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres|African Consolidated Theatres Ltd]], 1939-40)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe on Ice]]'' (1950) ''[[Man Friday]]'' (Adrian Mitchell, 1973)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe on Ice]]'' (1950) ''[[Man Friday]]'' (Adrian Mitchell, 1973)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe. A Christmas Pantomime]]'' ([[John Moss]], 1981)
-''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' (book by Roberth Rutherford, music by Frank Wilcox)
+A number of versions/productions have been named simply ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''. Performance information of these productions is given below:
-''[[Robinson Crusoe. A Christmas Pantomime]]'' ([[John Moss]], 1981)
+* ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''  (Stanley Rogers, 1899) - mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 369) as the probable text for Roebuck's productions, though this is patently impossible given the dates.
 ==Performance history of the Rutherford/Wilcox musical==