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Satj: /* The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, the Pirate and the Pearl, a burlesque by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884) */

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The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, the Pirate and the Pearl, a burlesque by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)

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 : Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, The Pearl and The Pirate]]'' 15 January under the auspices of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club Theatre]], with ''[[Gale Breezely, or The Tale of a Tar]]'' (Johnstone). The evening a joint benefit for Mrs. [[C. Fraser]] and Mr. [[H. Seymour]].
-: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably also the burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (H.J. Byron), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
+: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably also the burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (D'Ennery/Dance), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
 = '''Sources''' =

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 : Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, The Pearl and The Pirate]]'' 15 January under the auspices of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club Theatre]], with ''[[Gale Breezely, or The Tale of a Tar]]'' (Johnstone). The evening a joint benefit for Mrs. [[C. Fraser]] and Mr. [[H. Seymour]].
-: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably also the burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
+: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably also the burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (H.J. Byron), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
 = '''Sources''' =

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 : Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, The Pearl and The Pirate]]'' 15 January under the auspices of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club Theatre]], with ''[[Gale Breezely, or The Tale of a Tar]]'' (Johnstone). The evening a joint benefit for Mrs. [[C. Fraser]] and Mr. [[H. Seymour]].
-: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably Byron's burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
+: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably also the burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
 = '''Sources''' =

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 : Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, The Pearl and The Pirate]]'' 15 January under the auspices of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club Theatre]], with ''[[Gale Breezely, or The Tale of a Tar]]'' (Johnstone). The evening a joint benefit for Mrs. [[C. Fraser]] and Mr. [[H. Seymour]].
-: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
+: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (probably Byron's burlesque version) in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
 = '''Sources''' =

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 : Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, The Pearl and The Pirate]]'' 15 January under the auspices of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club Theatre]], with ''[[Gale Breezely, or The Tale of a Tar]]'' (Johnstone). The evening a joint benefit for Mrs. [[C. Fraser]] and Mr. [[H. Seymour]].
-: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' in Grahamstown by the local amateurs (probably the Garrison).
+: Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' in Grahamstown by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown, with ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' (), in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite.
 = '''Sources''' =

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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.154, 299		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.154, 299
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	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : Performed as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' in Grahamstown by the local amateurs (probably the Garrison).
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 http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha100896523
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 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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-= ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (1813), a heroic poem by Lord Byron =
+= '''''The Bride of Abydos''''' (1813), a heroic poem by Lord Byron =
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 For more on the poem, see for example the entry in ''Wikipedia''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_of_Abydos]
-= ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (1818), a "tragick play" in three acts by William Dimond =
+= '''''The Bride of Abydos'''''  (1818), a "tragick play" in three acts by William Dimond =
 William Dimond (c. 1784–1837?)[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38624] based his play on Byron's poem of the same name. The text was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 5 February 1818 and published the same year by Richard White in London.

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-= ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'', a heroic poem by Lord Byron =
+= ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (1813), a heroic poem by Lord Byron =
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 For more on the poem, see for example the entry in ''Wikipedia''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_of_Abydos]
-= ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'', a "tragick play" in three acts by William Dimond =
+= ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (1818), a "tragick play" in three acts by William Dimond =
 William Dimond (c. 1784–1837?)[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38624] based his play on Byron's poem of the same name. The text was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 5 February 1818 and published the same year by Richard White in London.
-='''''The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, the Pirate and the Pearl''''', a burlesque by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)=
+='''''The Bride of Abydos, or The Prince, the Pirate and the Pearl''''' (1858), a burlesque by H.J. Byron =
 Sometines simply referred to as ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]''
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 ==The original text==
-This version of Byron's tale, by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron], is called "An original oriental, burlesque extravaganza in verse" and was most probably a burlesque version of the poem rather than the 1818 drama and was first performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on 31 May, 1858 and the text was published in London by T.H. Lacy, 1858.
+This version of Lord Byron's tale, by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron], is called "An original oriental, burlesque extravaganza in verse" and was most probably a burlesque version of the poem rather than the 1818 drama and was first performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on 31 May, 1858 and the text was published in London by T.H. Lacy, 1858.
 ==Translations and adaptations==