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| − | ''[[Charlotte Corday]]'' is a play by | + | ''[[Charlotte Corday]]'' is a play by [[Kyrle Bellew]] (1855-1911)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrle_Bellew] |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | First performed at the Corinthian Theatre, Calcutta, India. Opened at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City Mar 25, 1895. First performed in England at the Grand Theatre, Islington on 13 December, 1897 and then opened 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 == | ||
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| + | 1892: Performed in Cape Town by the the [[Potter-Bellew Company]], with [[Cora Brown-Potter]] as "Charlotte" and [[Kyrle Bellew|Bellew]] as "Marat". | ||
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| + | 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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| + | J. P. Wearing. 2013 . ''The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Second edition, Scarecrow Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA368&lpg=PA368&dq=Charlotte+Corday+by+Kyrle+Bellew&source=bl&ots=hfiVYbNo8D&sig=vv2rWbSKyMoM-13dZtRnQyD6PKM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuw9fHwp7fAhVCgxoKHSXNAs04ChDoATACegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=Charlotte%20Corday%20by%20Kyrle%20Bellew&f=false] | ||
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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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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:20, 14 December 2018
Charlotte Corday is a play by Kyrle Bellew (1855-1911)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Corinthian Theatre, Calcutta, India. Opened at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City Mar 25, 1895. First performed in England at the Grand Theatre, Islington on 13 December, 1897 and then opened 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
J. P. Wearing. 2013 . The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Second edition, Scarecrow Press[2]
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
