Difference between revisions of "The Eddystone Elf"
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According to ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'' it appears to have been performed as ''[[The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers]]'' at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834. | According to ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'' it appears to have been performed as ''[[The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers]]'' at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834. | ||
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Revision as of 16:29, 11 August 2018
The Eddystone Elf is a melodrama in two acts by George Dibdin Pitt (1795-1855)[1].
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The original text
Originally performed at Sadler's Wells in 1833 and 1834. According to A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850 it appears to have been performed as The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834 and at the Royal Pavilion on 18 August 1834 as The Eddystone Elf.
Published as The Eddystone Elf in Cumberland's Minor Drama, vol. x and by T.H. Lacy vol. lxix,
According to A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850 it appears to have been performed as The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
Sources
Sources
A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. CUP Archive: p.362; Google E-book[2]
Victorian Plays Project, Electronic catalaogue Vol 69[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dibdin_Pitt
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 and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
