The French Spy - Revision history

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 : Performed as ''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'', a "great historical military drama" (said to be by "Aubert"), in Cape Town by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] on 9 and 11 April, with [[Madame Duret]]  portraying three characters, as well as six in the accompanying play, ''[[The Actress Of All Work, or My Country Cousin]]'' (Oxberry).
-: Performed as ''[[The French Spy]]'' the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town by the "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" on 8 April, with ''[[Betsy Baker]]'' (Morton)
+: Performed as ''[[The French Spy]]'' the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town by the "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" on 8 April, with ''[[Betsy Baker]]'' (Morton).
-: Performed as ''[[The French Spy]]'' the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town by the "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" on 10 April, with ''[[Ireland as It Is]]'' (Amherst?)
+: Performed as ''[[The French Spy]]'' the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town by the "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" on 10 April, with ''[[Ireland As It Is]]'' (Amherst).
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 ''[[The French Spy]]'' is a military drama in three acts by John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines].
-Also found as '''''[[The French Spy, or The Siege of Constantina]]''''' ; '''''[[The Arab of the Desert, or The French Spy]]''''' and '''''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'''''
+Also found as '''''[[The French Spy, or The Siege of Constantina]]''''' ; '''''[[The Arab of the Desert, or The French Spy]]''''' or '''''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'''''
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 ''[[The French Spy]]'' is a military drama in three acts by John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines].
-Also known as '''''[[The French Spy, or The Siege of Constantina]]''''' ; '''''[[The Arab of the Desert, or The French Spy]]'''''
+Also found as '''''[[The French Spy, or The Siege of Constantina]]''''' ; '''''[[The Arab of the Desert, or The French Spy]]''''' and '''''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'''''
 ==The original text==

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	''[[The French Spy]]'' is a military drama in three acts by John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines].		''[[The French Spy]]'' is a military drama in three acts by John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines].
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		+	Also known as '''''[[The French Spy, or The Siege of Constantina]]''''' ; '''''[[The Arab of the Desert, or The French Spy]]'''''

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−	''[[The French Spy]]'' is a a military drama in three acts by John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines].	+	''[[The French Spy]]'' is a military drama in three acts by John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines].

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 [[Samuel French]] published an edition of the text, now called  ''[[The French Spy, or The Siege of Constantina]]'' ("A military drama, in three acts. Partly from the French" -
-French's standard drama. Acting edition: vol. 20, no. 153) in 1861, giving the author's name as John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[]. Daphne Brooks (2006) also refers to a work called ''[[The French Spy]]'', which she ascribes to a "J.T. Haynes". The play referred to in most of these cases seems to have been a transformation play in part, with the leading lady playing three male roles as part of the action.
+French's standard drama. Acting edition: vol. 20, no. 153) in 1861, giving the author's name as John Thomas Haines. Daphne Brooks (2006) also refers to a work called ''[[The French Spy]]'', which she ascribes to a "J.T. Haynes". The play referred to in most of these cases seems to have been a transformation play in part, with the leading lady playing three male roles as part of the action.
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 203), discussing a South African performance of a work entitled ''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'' (a "great historical military drama"), ascribes the work to an  author called "Aubert" (and in fact notes that the role of Mathilda had orginally been written for the "famous French actress Céleste"). The  "Aubert" in this case is perhaps reference to the unnamed author of the original French source mentioned in the Samuel French edition. Possibly a tale or play by the dramatist, poet and journalist Jean-Louis Aubert (1731–1814[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb%C3%A9_Aubert], also known as the Abbé Aubert).

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 French's standard drama. Acting edition: vol. 20, no. 153) in 1861, giving the author's name as John Thomas Haines (1799?-1843)[]. Daphne Brooks (2006) also refers to a work called ''[[The French Spy]]'', which she ascribes to a "J.T. Haynes". The play referred to in most of these cases seems to have been a transformation play in part, with the leading lady playing three male roles as part of the action.
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 203) mentions a performance of a work entitled ''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'' (a "great historical military drama") by an author called "Aubert" and noting that the role of Mathilda had orginally been written for the "famous French actress Céleste"). The  "Aubert" in this case is perhaps the unnamed author of the original French work mentioned in the Samuel French edition. Possibly a tale or play by the dramatist, poet and journalist Jean-Louis Aubert (1731–1814[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb%C3%A9_Aubert], also known as the Abbé Aubert).
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 203), discussing a South African performance of a work entitled ''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'' (a "great historical military drama"), ascribes the work to an  author called "Aubert" (and in fact notes that the role of Mathilda had orginally been written for the "famous French actress Céleste"). The  "Aubert" in this case is perhaps reference to the unnamed author of the original French source mentioned in the Samuel French edition. Possibly a tale or play by the dramatist, poet and journalist Jean-Louis Aubert (1731–1814[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb%C3%A9_Aubert], also known as the Abbé Aubert).
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-Based on the recent French takeover of Algiers ()[], the play tells of an orphan named Mathilda, who dressed herself as "Hamet",  (an Arab boy) in order to follow her beloved French colonel during the campaign. The role of "Hamet" was specifically created especially for the French born actress Madame Céleste (1815?-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_C%C3%A9leste], whose skill for embodying characters of non-European origin who "crossed the boundaries of both gender and ethnicity" would become  legendary.
+Based on the French takeover of Algiers in 1830[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_conquest_of_Algeria], the topical play tells of an orphan named Mathilda, who dressed herself as "Hamet",  (an Arab boy) in order to follow her beloved French colonel during the campaign. The role of "Hamet" was specifically created especially for the French born actress Madame Céleste (1815?-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_C%C3%A9leste], whose skill for embodying characters of non-European origin who "crossed the boundaries of both gender and ethnicity" would become  legendary.
 The play premiered as ''[[The French Spy]]'' during Easter of 1831 and would become the actress's first great success and would see numerous performances over the course of the 19th century.

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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_C%C3%A9leste		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_C%C3%A9leste