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| − | ''[[Matteo Falcone; or The Brigand and Son]]'' is a romantic drama in one act by Oxberry.
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| − | Also found simply as ''[[Matteo Falcone]]''
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | Based on a popular short story ("Mateo Falcone", 1829) by Prosper Merimée (1803 – 1870), the story of a Corsican man who kills his son in the name of justice.
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| − | First produced at the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, June 6th, 1836. This performance text was printed , with ''[[The Middy Ashore]]'', by John Dicks, 313 Strand, London 313.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | The story has been made into a short opera of the same name by the Russian composer César Cui (1906-1907) and has been filmed a number of times.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1850: Performed as ''[[Matteo Falcone]]'' in the [[Hope Street Theatre]] on 17 December by the [[New English Theatrical Company]] of [[W.F.H. Parker]]; with ''[[Woman's the Devil]]'' (Stirling) as afterpiece. Apparently they did not use the English stage adaptation by Oxberry, for a translator, named "Wilson", is listed by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928, p.419).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Falcone
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| − | Internet Archive: The Middy Ashore and Matteo Falcone[http://archive.org/stream/middyashoreandma00bernuoft/middyashoreandma00bernuoft_djvu.txt]
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 419
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