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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | This play was apparently very popular in Cape Town during the mid-19th century. | + | This play was apparently very popular in Cape Town during the mid-19th century, particularly in the English version by Payne. |
| − | 1825: Produced in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 27 August, with as afterpiece the farce ''[[X.Y.Z.]]'' (Colman the Younger). | + | 1825: Produced as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 27 August, with as afterpiece the farce ''[[X.Y.Z.]]'' (Colman the Younger). |
| − | 1829: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Cape Town Amateur Company]] on 20 June 1829, with ''[[The Liar]]'' (Foote) as afterpiece. | + | 1829: Performed as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' in Cape Town by the [[Cape Town Amateur Company]] on 20 June 1829, with ''[[The Liar]]'' (Foote) as afterpiece. |
| − | 1830: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 19 June, 1830, as afterpiece to ''[[The Gambler's Fate, or A Lapse of Twenty Years]]'' (Thompson). Billed as a "Petite Comedy" on this occasion. | + | 1830: Performed as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 19 June, 1830, as afterpiece to ''[[The Gambler's Fate, or A Lapse of Twenty Years]]'' (Thompson). Billed as a "Petite Comedy" on this occasion. |
| − | 1831: Performed once more ("by special request") in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 11 June, 1831, as afterpiece to ''[[The School of Reform, or How to Rule a Husband]]'' (Th. Morton). | + | 1831: Performed as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' once more ("by special request") in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 11 June, 1831, as afterpiece to ''[[The School of Reform, or How to Rule a Husband]]'' (Th. Morton). |
| − | 1833: Performed in Cape Town by members of [[All the World's a Stage]], led by [[Mr Heath]] from the Theatre Royal at Liverpool, on 30 November 1833, as afterpiece to ''[[Venice Preserved]]'' (Otway). | + | 1833: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[De Jeugd van Hendrik den Vyfde]]'' on 10 August [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] in the [[African Theatre]] , with ''[[De Helleveeg]]'' (Loosjes). |
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| + | 1833: Performed as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' in Cape Town by members of [[All the World's a Stage]], led by [[Mr Heath]] from the Theatre Royal at Liverpool, on 30 November 1833, as afterpiece to ''[[Venice Preserved]]'' (Otway). | ||
| − | 1846: Performed in Cape Town (possibly by [[All the World's a Stage]]) in the newly renamed [[Hope Street Theatre]], now called the [[Victoria Theatre]], on Tuesday 21 July, 1846, with an interlude (''[[Fortune's Frolic, or The Ploughman Turned Lord]]'' by Allingham) and as afterpiece ''[[A Day after the Fair]]'' (Somerset). | + | 1846: Performed as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' in Cape Town (possibly by [[All the World's a Stage]]) in the newly renamed [[Hope Street Theatre]], now called the [[Victoria Theatre]], on Tuesday 21 July, 1846, with an interlude (''[[Fortune's Frolic, or The Ploughman Turned Lord]]'' by Allingham) and as afterpiece ''[[A Day after the Fair]]'' (Somerset). |
| − | 1852: Performed in Cape Town by members of the [[Garrison Players]], including [[Captain Hall]] and [[Lieutenant Johnson]], with the help of local English amateurs, on 24 March, 1852, as afterpiece to ''[[Othello]]'' (Shakespeare). The performance was part of three evenings done "for the benefit of the unfortunate soldiers who perished in H.M. Steamer ''Birkenhead''". Unfortunately it appears that the three performances had apparently not served their intended purpose, as they eventually ran at a loss of £30. | + | 1852: Performed as ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' in Cape Town by members of the [[Garrison Players]], including [[Captain Hall]] and [[Lieutenant Johnson]], with the help of local English amateurs, on 24 March, 1852, as afterpiece to ''[[Othello]]'' (Shakespeare). The performance was part of three evenings done "for the benefit of the unfortunate soldiers who perished in H.M. Steamer ''Birkenhead''". Unfortunately it appears that the three performances had apparently not served their intended purpose, as they eventually ran at a loss of £30. |
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1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 12 November, as afterpiece to ''[[The Innkeeper of Abbeville, or The Ostler and the Robber]]'' (Fitzball) and ''[[Blue Devils]]'' (Colman the Younger). | 1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 12 November, as afterpiece to ''[[The Innkeeper of Abbeville, or The Ostler and the Robber]]'' (Fitzball) and ''[[Blue Devils]]'' (Colman the Younger). | ||
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Revision as of 06:27, 27 March 2017
La Jeunesse de Henri V is a French prose comedy in three acts by Alexandre Duval (Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval, 1767-1842)[1].
Also found as La Jeunesse d'Henri V
Contents
The original play
Performed in the Théâtre Français, on 9 June, 1806 and at St Cloud before the royal family on 22 June. Published in Paris in 1806.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch by С. Vandevyver/C. vandeVyvere as De Jeugd van Hendrik den Vyfde. Performed on 2 March, 1819 in the "Schauwburg van Rhetorica" in Gand (= Ghent), Belgium.
An English version, entitled Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch was done by John Howard Payne (1791–1852)[2]. It was based on (and largely an English translation of) Duval's play. Apparently Washington Irving (1783–1859)[3] assisted in the writing of the play, but is not credited, or at most is mentioned as "contributor" is some versions, and as "a literary friend" in the Preface by Payne. This version was first produced at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden by Charles Kemble in 1824 and published in London by John Cumberland, in 1824, and by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, also in 1824.
Performance history in South Africa
This play was apparently very popular in Cape Town during the mid-19th century, particularly in the English version by Payne.
1825: Produced as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 27 August, with as afterpiece the farce X.Y.Z. (Colman the Younger).
1829: Performed as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch in Cape Town by the Cape Town Amateur Company on 20 June 1829, with The Liar (Foote) as afterpiece.
1830: Performed as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 19 June, 1830, as afterpiece to The Gambler's Fate, or A Lapse of Twenty Years (Thompson). Billed as a "Petite Comedy" on this occasion.
1831: Performed as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch once more ("by special request") in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 11 June, 1831, as afterpiece to The School of Reform, or How to Rule a Husband (Th. Morton).
1833: Performed in Dutch as De Jeugd van Hendrik den Vyfde on 10 August Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst in the African Theatre , with De Helleveeg (Loosjes).
1833: Performed as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch in Cape Town by members of All the World's a Stage, led by Mr Heath from the Theatre Royal at Liverpool, on 30 November 1833, as afterpiece to Venice Preserved (Otway).
1846: Performed as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch in Cape Town (possibly by All the World's a Stage) in the newly renamed Hope Street Theatre, now called the Victoria Theatre, on Tuesday 21 July, 1846, with an interlude (Fortune's Frolic, or The Ploughman Turned Lord by Allingham) and as afterpiece A Day after the Fair (Somerset).
1852: Performed as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch in Cape Town by members of the Garrison Players, including Captain Hall and Lieutenant Johnson, with the help of local English amateurs, on 24 March, 1852, as afterpiece to Othello (Shakespeare). The performance was part of three evenings done "for the benefit of the unfortunate soldiers who perished in H.M. Steamer Birkenhead". Unfortunately it appears that the three performances had apparently not served their intended purpose, as they eventually ran at a loss of £30.
1825: Produced in English as Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 27 August, with as afterpiece the farce X.Y.Z. (Colman the Younger).
1829: Performed in English as The Two Galley Slaves in Cape Town by the Cape Town Amateur Company on 20 June with The Liar (Foote) as afterpiece.
1830: Performed in English in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 19 June, as afterpiece to The Gambler's Fate, or A Lapse of Twenty Years (Thompson). Billed as a "Petite Comedy" on this occasion.
1831: Performed once more ("by special request") in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 11 June, as afterpiece to The School of Reform, or How to Rule a Husband (Th. Morton).
1831: Performed in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 12 November, as afterpiece to The Innkeeper of Abbeville, or The Ostler and the Robber (Fitzball) and Blue Devils (Colman the Younger).
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre-Vincent_Pineux_Duval
Facsimile version of the 1806 edition of the original French play, The Internet Archive[4]
Facsimile version of the 1806 edition of the original French play, Google E-book[5]
Advert for the Schauwburg van Rhetorica in the Journal d'affiches de Gand et de la Flandre, 21 March 1819 (P. 4)[6]
Facsimile version of the Cumberland edition of the English translation of the play, Google E-Book[7]
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=144
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_Payne
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [8]: pp. 218, 255, 320-321, 331. .
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