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''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by William Henry Murray (1790-1852)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Murray].
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
''[[Le Déserteur]]'' ("The Deserter") is an opéra comique by the French composer Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny with a libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine. It was first performed on 6 March 1769 by the Comédie-Italienne at their public theatre, the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.
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Said to be "from the French" (perhaps a version of the ''[[Le Déserteur]]'' , a opéra comique by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and Michel-Jean Sedaine,  1769), the English play was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh in 1831. Nine editions of the text were published between 1830 and 1861, including versions by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (as Volume 738 of Lacy's acting edition) and by [[Samuel French]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
Translated into English by William Henry Murray (1790-1852)[] as a comic drama in two acts called ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]''
 
 
Nine editions of the text were published between 1830 and 1861 in English, including versions by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (as Volume 738 of Lacy's acting edition) and by [[Samuel French]].
 
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
 
1861: Performed as ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' by the [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 November, with ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' (Fitzball). The evening a Benefit for [[Mr Bland]].
 
1861: Performed as ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' by the [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 November, with ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' (Fitzball). The evening a Benefit for [[Mr Bland]].

Latest revision as of 06:55, 2 September 2019

Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black is a comic drama in two acts by William Henry Murray (1790-1852)[1].

The original text

Said to be "from the French" (perhaps a version of the Le Déserteur , a opéra comique by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and Michel-Jean Sedaine, 1769), the English play was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh in 1831. Nine editions of the text were published between 1830 and 1861, including versions by Thomas Hailes Lacy (as Volume 738 of Lacy's acting edition) and by Samuel French.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed as Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black by the Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 14 November, with The Momentous Question (Fitzball). The evening a Benefit for Mr Bland.

Sources

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Dominique_the_Deserter_Or_The_Gentleman.html?id=B16fjgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83021552/

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.100

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