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''[[The Somnambulist]]'' 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]]'', ''[[La Somnambula or The Sleep-Walker]]'', or ''[[La Somnambula]]''

==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 Produced in 1827 and quite popular in Paris, the unpublished Scribe work inspired many more works, including Vincenzo Bellini's well-known Italian opera '''''[[La Sonnambula|La Sonnambula, or The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].

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

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

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: 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.

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]]

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)

1901: ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' performed in the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, by [[Morris Waxman]] and his [[Hebrew Artistes]]

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_somnambule,_ou_L%27arriv%C3%A9e_d%27un_nouveau_seigneur

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sonnambula

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Somnambulist.html?id=DkYSHQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Somnambulist_Or_the_Phantom_of_the_V.html?id=jVgPMwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

[[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. 140, 408

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]

Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]

Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]

Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]

Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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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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−	~~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]]~~
−
−	~~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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