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''[[Charlotte Corday]]'' is a play by [[Kyrle Bellew]] (1855-1911)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrle_Bellew] | ''[[Charlotte Corday]]'' is a play by [[Kyrle Bellew]] (1855-1911)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrle_Bellew] | ||
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Opened at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City Mar 25, 1895 and at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on the 21st January, 1898. Became a standard piece for the [[Potter-Bellew Company]], with Bellew in the role of "Marat". | Opened at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City Mar 25, 1895 and at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on the 21st January, 1898. Became a standard piece for the [[Potter-Bellew Company]], with Bellew in the role of "Marat". | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1892: Performed in Cape Town by the the [[Potter-Bellew Company]], with [[Cora Brown-Potter]] as "Charlotte" and [[Kyrle Bellew|Bellew]] as "Marat". | 1892: Performed in Cape Town by the the [[Potter-Bellew Company]], with [[Cora Brown-Potter]] as "Charlotte" and [[Kyrle Bellew|Bellew]] as "Marat". | ||
| + | 1907: Performed by the [[Cora Brown-Potter]] company under the [[Wheeler]] management with [[A.G. Poulton]] as "Marat". | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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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]]: p.427 | ||
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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]] | ||
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| + | 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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Revision as of 07:11, 14 December 2018
Charlotte Corday is a play by Kyrle Bellew (1855-1911)[1]
Contents
The original text
Opened at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City Mar 25, 1895 and at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on the 21st January, 1898. Became a standard piece for the Potter-Bellew Company, with Bellew in the role of "Marat".
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1892: Performed in Cape Town by the the Potter-Bellew Company, with Cora Brown-Potter as "Charlotte" and Bellew as "Marat".
1907: Performed by the Cora Brown-Potter company under the Wheeler management with A.G. Poulton as "Marat".
Sources
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 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: p.427
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
