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''[[Nos Intimes!]]'' is a French comedy in four acts by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorien_Sardou]. | ''[[Nos Intimes!]]'' is a French comedy in four acts by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorien_Sardou]. | ||
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First performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris on 16 November, 1861 and published by Michel Lévy Frêres, Paris, in 1862. | First performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris on 16 November, 1861 and published by Michel Lévy Frêres, Paris, in 1862. | ||
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The play was popular and often translated into English, under varying titles, e.g. ''[[Friends or Foes?]]'' by Horace Wigan (1862), ''[[Our Friends]]'' by George March (1872) and ''[[Peril]]'' by Saville Rowe (Clement Scott) and B.C. Stephenson (1876). | The play was popular and often translated into English, under varying titles, e.g. ''[[Friends or Foes?]]'' by Horace Wigan (1862), ''[[Our Friends]]'' by George March (1872) and ''[[Peril]]'' by Saville Rowe (Clement Scott) and B.C. Stephenson (1876). | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1887: ''[[Peril]]'', the English version by Saville and Bolton, was performed as part of the repertoire of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] when they played in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town during April and May. Probably directed by [[Sutton Vane]], who also played the lead, opposite [[Annie Baldwin]]. | 1887: ''[[Peril]]'', the English version by Saville and Bolton, was performed as part of the repertoire of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] when they played in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town during April and May. Probably directed by [[Sutton Vane]], who also played the lead, opposite [[Annie Baldwin]]. | ||
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https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=Peril+by+Saville+and+Bolton&source=bl&ots=hfjXTcOm1B&sig=ACfU3U05un9kMoyZTycPatt0AWWuhaye5Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK3aquw-3hAhWYSRUIHU8lD9cQ6AEwCXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Peril%20by%20Saville%20and%20Bolton&f=false | https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=Peril+by+Saville+and+Bolton&source=bl&ots=hfjXTcOm1B&sig=ACfU3U05un9kMoyZTycPatt0AWWuhaye5Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK3aquw-3hAhWYSRUIHU8lD9cQ6AEwCXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Peril%20by%20Saville%20and%20Bolton&f=false | ||
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| + | [[Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. | ||
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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]]: pp. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:30, 27 April 2019
Nos Intimes! is a French comedy in four acts by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris on 16 November, 1861 and published by Michel Lévy Frêres, Paris, in 1862.
Translations and adaptations
The play was popular and often translated into English, under varying titles, e.g. Friends or Foes? by Horace Wigan (1862), Our Friends by George March (1872) and Peril by Saville Rowe (Clement Scott) and B.C. Stephenson (1876).
Performance history in South Africa
1887: Peril, the English version by Saville and Bolton, was performed as part of the repertoire of the Wheeler Theatre Company when they played in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town during April and May. Probably directed by Sutton Vane, who also played the lead, opposite Annie Baldwin.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1862 French text, The Internet Archive[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorien_Sardou
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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: pp.
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, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
