Difference between revisions of "Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe"
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− | It is one of a number of | + | It is one of a number of French plays based on Mrs Ann Radcliffe's immensely popular 18th century gothic novel ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'' (1794)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysteries_of_Udolpho]. |
Duval's version was first performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813 and published in Paris by Fages in the same year. | Duval's version was first performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813 and published in Paris by Fages in the same year. | ||
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Translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho]]'' by A Bruggemans and published in 1800. | Translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho]]'' by A Bruggemans and published in 1800. | ||
− | The best known English stage version is ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho, or The Phantom of the Castle]]'', a drama in five acts by John Baylis, apparently based on a French version, most probably also Duval's. This was never performed in its time, but published in 1804. | + | The best known English stage version is ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho, or The Phantom of the Castle]]'', a drama in five acts by John Baylis, apparently based on a French version, most probably also Duval's. This was never performed in its time, but published in 1804. The text was later performed , e.g. at the Stalybridge Grand, July 20, 1901 and in West London, September, 1904. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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http://www.worldcat.org/title/montoni-of-het-kasteel-van-udolpho-tooneelspel/oclc/49430116 | http://www.worldcat.org/title/montoni-of-het-kasteel-van-udolpho-tooneelspel/oclc/49430116 | ||
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+ | The Stage Encyclopaedia: A Bibliography of Plays: pp. 310-11[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Stage_Cyclopaedia_A_Bibliography_of_Plays_1400033267/315] | ||
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
Revision as of 07:14, 28 January 2016
Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe is a French melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval (1767-1842)[1].
Contents
The original text
It is one of a number of French plays based on Mrs Ann Radcliffe's immensely popular 18th century gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794)[2].
Duval's version was first performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813 and published in Paris by Fages in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho by A Bruggemans and published in 1800.
The best known English stage version is The Mysteries of Udolpho, or The Phantom of the Castle, a drama in five acts by John Baylis, apparently based on a French version, most probably also Duval's. This was never performed in its time, but published in 1804. The text was later performed , e.g. at the Stalybridge Grand, July 20, 1901 and in West London, September, 1904.
Performance history in South Africa
1819: First performed in Dutch by Het Hollandsch Toneellievend Gezelschap (Men doet wat men kan) in the African Theatre, Cape Town, on 10 July 1819. Repeated on 25 September 1819
1836 Performed in Dutch by Vlyt en Kunst in the African Theatre on 10 September 1836, alongside the afterpiece Nognetzoo (Boniface), a one-act comedy called Het Fancy Bal!!!, and, as an interlude, a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency" (as cited by Bosman) by Den Heer Poortemans. Music provided by the musical group De Vriendschap
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre-Vincent_Pineux_Duval
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 134-5
http://archive.org/details/montonioulechate00duvauoft
http://www.worldcat.org/title/montoni-of-het-kasteel-van-udolpho-tooneelspel/oclc/49430116
The Stage Encyclopaedia: A Bibliography of Plays: pp. 310-11[4]
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