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| − | A "tragic scene" by Victor Hugo (1802-1885), performed in Cape Town.
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | This is most probably a performed version of the tragic poem ''[[A André Chenier]]'' by Victor Hugo (1802-1885), which celebrated the life of the executed Revolutionary poet André Chenier (1762 – 1794).
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1848: A "tragic scene" by this name formed part of an evening's performance in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town by [[Thêàtre de L'Union]] on 24 February, 1848, also featuring the farce ''[[Les Ressources de Jonathas]]''. Given the title, it was possibly performed in English rather than the original French.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://poesie.webnet.fr/lesgrandsclassiques/poemes/victor_hugo/a_andre_chenier.html
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ch%C3%A9nier
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 437-8,
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