The Somnabulist - Revision history

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Changed redirect target from The Somnambulist to La Somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un Nouveau Seigneur

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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−	~~Also found as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'', ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'', or ''[[La Somnambula]]''~~
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−	~~==The original text==~~
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−	Called "A Dramatic Entertainment", it is in fact in a [[burlesque]] based on '''''[[La Somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un Nouveau Seigneur]]''''', a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer, music composed by Ferdinand Hérold. Produced in 1827 and quite popular in Paris, the unpublished Scribe work inspired many more works, including Vincenzo Bellini's well-known Italian opera '''''[[La Sonnambula\|La Sonnambula, or The Sleepwalker]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sonnambula].
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−	~~Moncrieff's text was published as ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' in Issue 224 of Dicks' Standard Plays. Published as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'' by J. Cumberland, 1899~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	~~1857: Performed by the [[Boscawen Amateurs]] in Simonstown on 28 December, with ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance) as a benefit evening for the Indian Sufferers Relief Fund.~~
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−	1857: What appears to have been ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'' (by Bellini and Romani) was performed by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 December, with ''[[The Mistress of the Mill]]'' (Moncrieff) as afterpiece.
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−	1862: Performed often (as ''[[La Somnambula]]'') by the [[Christy Minstrels]], during their three-month long tour of the Cape Province. The company was led by [[Mr Melvyn]], with [[Mr Norton]], [[Mr Rainford]] and [[Joe Brown]]. The director of the orchestra was [[Mr Stewart]]
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−	~~1869: Performed as ''[[La Somnambula]]'' in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Miranda-Harper Company]].~~
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−	~~1875: Performed as ''[[La Somnambula]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, with ''[[Christmas Eve, or The Duel in the Snow]]'' (Fitzball)~~
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−	~~1901: ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' performed in the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, by [[Morris Waxman]] and his [[Hebrew Artistes]]~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_somnambule,_ou_L%27arriv%C3%A9e_d%27un_nouveau_seigneur~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sonnambula~~
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−	~~https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Somnambulist.html?id=DkYSHQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y~~
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−	~~https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Somnambulist_Or_the_Phantom_of_the_V.html?id=jVgPMwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y~~
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−	[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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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. 140, 408~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page~~]]

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	Also found as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'', ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'', or ''[[La Somnambula]]''		Also found as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'', ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'', or ''[[La Somnambula]]''

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 : Performed by the [[Boscawen Amateurs]] in Simonstown on 28 December, with ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance) as a benefit evening for the Indian Sufferers Relief Fund.
-: What appears to have been '[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'' (by Bellini and Romani) was performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Harrignton Street Theatre,, on 8 Decmebr, with The Mistress of the Mill (Moncrieff) as afterpiece.
+: What appears to have been ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'' (by Bellini and Romani) was performed by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 December, with ''[[The Mistress of the Mill]]'' (Moncrieff) as afterpiece.
 : Performed often (as ''[[La Somnambula]]'') by the [[Christy Minstrels]], during their three-month long tour of the Cape Province. The company was led by [[Mr Melvyn]], with [[Mr Norton]], [[Mr Rainford]] and [[Joe Brown]]. The director of the orchestra was [[Mr Stewart]]

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 ==The original text==
-Called "A Dramatic Entertainment", it is in fact in a [[burlesque]] based on ''[[La Somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un Nouveau Seigneur]]'', a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer, music composed by Ferdinand Hérold. Produced in 1827 and quite popular in Paris, the unpublished Scribe work  inspired many more works, including Vincenzo Bellini's well-known Italian opera ''[[La Sonnambula|La Sonnambula, or The Sleepwalker]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sonnambula].
+Called "A Dramatic Entertainment", it is in fact in a [[burlesque]] based on '''''[[La Somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un Nouveau Seigneur]]''''', a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer, music composed by Ferdinand Hérold. Produced in 1827 and quite popular in Paris, the unpublished Scribe work  inspired many more works, including Vincenzo Bellini's well-known Italian opera '''''[[La Sonnambula|La Sonnambula, or The Sleepwalker]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sonnambula].
 Moncrieff's text was published as ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' in Issue 224 of Dicks' Standard Plays. Published as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'' by J. Cumberland, 1899

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	1857: Performed by the [[Boscawen Amateurs]] in Simonstown on 28 December, with ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance) as a benefit evening for the Indian Sufferers Relief Fund.		1857: Performed by the [[Boscawen Amateurs]] in Simonstown on 28 December, with ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance) as a benefit evening for the Indian Sufferers Relief Fund.
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		+	1857: What appears to have been '[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'' (by Bellini and Romani) was performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Harrignton Street Theatre,, on 8 Decmebr, with The Mistress of the Mill (Moncrieff) as afterpiece.

	1862: Performed often (as ''[[La Somnambula]]'') by the [[Christy Minstrels]], during their three-month long tour of the Cape Province. The company was led by [[Mr Melvyn]], with [[Mr Norton]], [[Mr Rainford]] and [[Joe Brown]]. The director of the orchestra was [[Mr Stewart]]		1862: Performed often (as ''[[La Somnambula]]'') by the [[Christy Minstrels]], during their three-month long tour of the Cape Province. The company was led by [[Mr Melvyn]], with [[Mr Norton]], [[Mr Rainford]] and [[Joe Brown]]. The director of the orchestra was [[Mr Stewart]]

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 ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' is a play in two acts by William Thomas Moncrieff (1794-1857)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomas_Moncrieff]
-Also found as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'' or ''[[La Somnambula]]''
+Also found as ''[[The Somnambulist, or The Phantom of the Village]]'', ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'', or ''[[La Somnambula]]''
 ==The original text==

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	1862: Performed often (as ''[[La Somnambula]]'') by the [[Christy Minstrels]], during their three-month long tour of the Cape Province. The company was led by [[Mr Melvyn]], with [[Mr Norton]], [[Mr Rainford]] and [[Joe Brown]]. The director of the orchestra was [[Mr Stewart]]		1862: Performed often (as ''[[La Somnambula]]'') by the [[Christy Minstrels]], during their three-month long tour of the Cape Province. The company was led by [[Mr Melvyn]], with [[Mr Norton]], [[Mr Rainford]] and [[Joe Brown]]. The director of the orchestra was [[Mr Stewart]]
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		+	1869: Performed as ''[[La Somnambula]]'' in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Miranda-Harper Company]].

	1875: Performed as ''[[La Somnambula]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, with ''[[Christmas Eve, or The Duel in the Snow]]'' (Fitzball)		1875: Performed as ''[[La Somnambula]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, with ''[[Christmas Eve, or The Duel in the Snow]]'' (Fitzball)

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 [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 408
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 140, 408
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]