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− | is a French vaudeville in two acts by | + | ''[[Christine ou La Reine de Seize Ans]]'' is a French [[vaudeville]] in two acts by |
+ | ==The original text== | ||
+ | First performed in Paris at the Théâtre du Gymnase on 30 January, 1828, with Jenny Vertpré as "Christine". | ||
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+ | ''[[Christine ou la reine de seize ans]]'' | ||
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+ | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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+ | Translated into English as ''[[The Youthful Queen]]'' by Charles Shannon ()[], performed in The Bowery Theatre, New York in 1852 and published by Samuel French in 1857 (Issue 196 of French's standard drama: Acting edition) as ''[[The Youthful Queen]]'' (on the cover, though a fuller title, ''[[The Youthful Queen, or Christine of Sweden]]'', appears inside the text.) The play is credited simply to "Shannon", and no mention is made of Bayard. | ||
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+ | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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+ | 1862: Performed as ''[[The Youthful Queen, or Christine of Sweden]]'' by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 August, with a performance of the song "The Carpenter" by "an amateur" and ''[[An Object of Interest]]'' (Stocqueler). | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39498395f.public | https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39498395f.public | ||
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+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina,_Queen_of_Sweden#Legacy | ||
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+ | Facsimile version of the 1857 English text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035510786&view=1up&seq=11] | ||
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+ | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Youthful_Queen.html?id=O-o7AQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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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.132, | ||
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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]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:17, 25 September 2020
Christine ou La Reine de Seize Ans is a French vaudeville in two acts by
Contents
The original text
First performed in Paris at the Théâtre du Gymnase on 30 January, 1828, with Jenny Vertpré as "Christine".
Christine ou la reine de seize ans
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Youthful Queen by Charles Shannon ()[], performed in The Bowery Theatre, New York in 1852 and published by Samuel French in 1857 (Issue 196 of French's standard drama: Acting edition) as The Youthful Queen (on the cover, though a fuller title, The Youthful Queen, or Christine of Sweden, appears inside the text.) The play is credited simply to "Shannon", and no mention is made of Bayard.
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as The Youthful Queen, or Christine of Sweden by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 18 August, with a performance of the song "The Carpenter" by "an amateur" and An Object of Interest (Stocqueler).
Sources
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39498395f.public
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina,_Queen_of_Sweden#Legacy
Facsimile version of the 1857 English text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Youthful_Queen.html?id=O-o7AQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.132,
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