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Satj: /* The Lady of the Lake by Thomas J. Dibdin (1771-1841)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_John_Dibdin]. */

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The Lady of the Lake by Thomas J. Dibdin (1771-1841)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_John_Dibdin].

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The Lady of the Lake by Thomas J. Dibdin (1771-1841)[].

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 === Performance history in South Africa ===
-: Performed by the [[Sergeants of the Regiment]] on June 13 and 17 in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Grahamstown, with the "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'', ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (Jerrold), and  an interlude by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]. The cast of the Dibdin play included Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (James Fitzjames, the Knight of Snowdon), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (Sir Rodney Vich-Alpine Dhu, an outlawed chieftain), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Earl Douglas, an exile), Sergeant [[G. Brown]] (Malcolm Graeme, in love with Ellen), Sergeant [[G. Gill]] (Brian, a fiend-like hermit, attached to Roderick), Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Allan Bane, an old minstrel in the service of Douglas), Private [[W. Dansie]] (Red Murdoch, a treacherous guide), Colour Sergeant [[P. Fox]] (Malise, henchman to Roderick), Sergeant [[T. Coughlin]] (Norman, a bridegroom, herald to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Logan]] (Sandy, the bridesman), Corporal [[T. Smith]] (Old Donald), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (Lady Margaret, mother to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Blanche of Devon, a wandering maniac), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Ellen, the Lady of the Lake), Private [[J. Durney]] (Mattie, the bride). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
+: Performed by the [[Sergeants of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on June 13 and 17 in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Grahamstown, with the "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'', ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (Jerrold), and  an interlude by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]. The cast of the Dibdin play included Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (James Fitzjames, the Knight of Snowdon), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (Sir Rodney Vich-Alpine Dhu, an outlawed chieftain), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Earl Douglas, an exile), Sergeant [[G. Brown]] (Malcolm Graeme, in love with Ellen), Sergeant [[G. Gill]] (Brian, a fiend-like hermit, attached to Roderick), Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Allan Bane, an old minstrel in the service of Douglas), Private [[W. Dansie]] (Red Murdoch, a treacherous guide), Colour Sergeant [[P. Fox]] (Malise, henchman to Roderick), Sergeant [[T. Coughlin]] (Norman, a bridegroom, herald to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Logan]] (Sandy, the bridesman), Corporal [[T. Smith]] (Old Donald), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (Lady Margaret, mother to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Blanche of Devon, a wandering maniac), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Ellen, the Lady of the Lake), Private [[J. Durney]] (Mattie, the bride). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
 ==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Benjamin Askew==

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 = The character =
-"[[The Lady of the Lake]]" is an enchantress, a character in the Arthurian legends. She is a central figure in many of the stories, being the one who gives Arthur his sword Excalibur, enchants Merlin, and raises Lancelot after the death of his father.
+"[[The Lady of the Lake]]"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_the_Lake] is an enchantress, a character in the Arthurian legends. She is a central figure in many of the stories, being the one who gives Arthur his sword Excalibur, enchants Merlin, and raises Lancelot after the death of his father.
 Given many names by various writers and copyist (e.g. Nimue, Nymue, Nimueh, Viviane, Vivien, Vivienne, Ninianne, Nivian, Nyneve, or Evienne), she is more generally known simply as "The Lady of the Lake".

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	=== Performance history in South Africa ===		=== Performance history in South Africa ===
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		+	1861: Performed by the [[Sergeants of the Regiment]] on June 13 and 17 in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Grahamstown, with the "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'', ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (Jerrold), and an interlude by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]. The cast of the Dibdin play included Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (James Fitzjames, the Knight of Snowdon), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (Sir Rodney Vich-Alpine Dhu, an outlawed chieftain), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Earl Douglas, an exile), Sergeant [[G. Brown]] (Malcolm Graeme, in love with Ellen), Sergeant [[G. Gill]] (Brian, a fiend-like hermit, attached to Roderick), Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Allan Bane, an old minstrel in the service of Douglas), Private [[W. Dansie]] (Red Murdoch, a treacherous guide), Colour Sergeant [[P. Fox]] (Malise, henchman to Roderick), Sergeant [[T. Coughlin]] (Norman, a bridegroom, herald to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Logan]] (Sandy, the bridesman), Corporal [[T. Smith]] (Old Donald), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (Lady Margaret, mother to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Blanche of Devon, a wandering maniac), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Ellen, the Lady of the Lake), Private [[J. Durney]] (Mattie, the bride). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Benjamin Askew==		==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Benjamin Askew==

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	''[[The Lady of the Lake Murder]]'' is a two act play by David Schmidt. Based on the Arthurian and Mallory materials, it was published by Off the Wall Play Publishers in 2017.		''[[The Lady of the Lake Murder]]'' is a two act play by David Schmidt. Based on the Arthurian and Mallory materials, it was published by Off the Wall Play Publishers in 2017.
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−	1861: Performed by the [[Sergeants of the Regiment]] on June 13 and 17 in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Grahamstown, with the "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' and **(). The cast of the Dibdin play included Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (James Fitzjames, the Knight of Snowdon), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (Sir Rodney Vich-Alpine Dhu, an outlawed chieftain), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Earl Douglas, an exile), Sergeant [[G. Brown]] (Malcolm Graeme, in love with Ellen), Sergeant [[G. Gill]] (Brian, a fiend-like hermit, attached to Roderick), Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Allan Bane, an old minstrel in the service of Douglas), Private [[W. Dansie]] (Red Murdoch, a treacherous guide), Colour Sergeant [[P. Fox]] (Malise, henchman to Roderick), Sergeant [[T. Coughlin]] (Norman, a bridegroom, herald to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Logan]] (Sandy, the bridesman), Corporal [[T. Smith]] (Old Donald), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (Lady Margaret, mother to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Blanche of Devon, a wandering maniac), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Ellen, the Lady of the Lake), Private [[J. Durney]] (Mattie, the bride).

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==
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		+	1861: Performed by the [[Sergeants of the Regiment]] on June 13 and 17 in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Grahamstown, with the "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' and **(). The cast of the Dibdin play included Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (James Fitzjames, the Knight of Snowdon), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (Sir Rodney Vich-Alpine Dhu, an outlawed chieftain), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Earl Douglas, an exile), Sergeant [[G. Brown]] (Malcolm Graeme, in love with Ellen), Sergeant [[G. Gill]] (Brian, a fiend-like hermit, attached to Roderick), Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Allan Bane, an old minstrel in the service of Douglas), Private [[W. Dansie]] (Red Murdoch, a treacherous guide), Colour Sergeant [[P. Fox]] (Malise, henchman to Roderick), Sergeant [[T. Coughlin]] (Norman, a bridegroom, herald to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Logan]] (Sandy, the bridesman), Corporal [[T. Smith]] (Old Donald), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (Lady Margaret, mother to Roderick), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Blanche of Devon, a wandering maniac), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Ellen, the Lady of the Lake), Private [[J. Durney]] (Mattie, the bride).

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	A three-act version ("a grand dramatic romance") in verse done at the Theatre-Royal in Dublin in 1811 and the text, revised from the prompt book, was published in Dublin by J. Charles, 1811 (but no author mentioned) as well as another version, ascribed to Dibden, but no publisher given. A third three-act version, called ''[[The Lady of the Lake, and Knight of Snowdoun]]'', and ascribed to Dibden was published by T. O'Flanagan, 1825.		A three-act version ("a grand dramatic romance") in verse done at the Theatre-Royal in Dublin in 1811 and the text, revised from the prompt book, was published in Dublin by J. Charles, 1811 (but no author mentioned) as well as another version, ascribed to Dibden, but no publisher given. A third three-act version, called ''[[The Lady of the Lake, and Knight of Snowdoun]]'', and ascribed to Dibden was published by T. O'Flanagan, 1825.
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	==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Benjamin Askew==		==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Benjamin Askew==

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 According to Alasdair Cameron[http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/collections/sta/articles/national_drama/index.html[, the first stage version (probably by Scott himself) appears to have been performed in Edinburgh in 1810 as a lavish spectacle, with 'views taken from life'. The performance, though widely advertised and eagerly anticipated, was a failure.
-==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Thomas J. Dibdin (1771-1841)[].==
+==''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' by Thomas J. Dibdin (1771-1841)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_John_Dibdin].==
 ===The original text===

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 Facsimile version of 1811 edition of the three-act play (no author mentioned and publisher unnamed), ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=9]
-Facsimile version of Spencer's 1856 edition the two-act play (no author mentioned), ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=7]
+Facsimile version of Spencer's 1856 edition the two-act play, Dibdin credited, ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=7]
 "The Lady of the Lake", ''The Walter Scott Digital Archive''[http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/works/poetry/lady.html]

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 Facsimile version of J. Charles's 1811 edition the three-act play (no author mentioned), Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=B9dZAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=The+Lady+of+the+Lake+A+three-act,+romantic+drama+adapted+from+the+poem&source=bl&ots=eqbQqPd4Iw&sig=Vt0eYgGJ3d7v__2NBOafOwagvV4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7t8rW67_cAhUUVsAKHVhMCa4Q6AEwDXoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Lady%20of%20the%20Lake%20A%20three-act%2C%20romantic%20drama%20adapted%20from%20the%20poem&f=false]
-Facsimile version of 1811 edition of Dibdin's the three-act play (publisher unnamed), ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=9]
+Facsimile version of 1811 edition of the three-act play (no author mentioned and publisher unnamed), ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=9]
-Facsimile version of Spencer's 1856 edition of Dibdin's the two-act play, ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=7]
+Facsimile version of Spencer's 1856 edition the two-act play (no author mentioned), ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112032010;view=1up;seq=7]
 "The Lady of the Lake", ''The Walter Scott Digital Archive''[http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/works/poetry/lady.html]