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''[[The Libertine]]'' is a tragedy written by Thomas Shadwell (1642 –1692)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Shadwell]  
 
''[[The Libertine]]'' is a tragedy written by Thomas Shadwell (1642 –1692)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Shadwell]  
  
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== The original text ==
  
First performed in 1676 and published by Henry Herringman in the same year. Known in South African through a pantomimic version by was first performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, on Tuesday, the 26th. of October, 1790, "with songs, duets and choruses by Mr Reeve and music by Mr Gluck".
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Based on the [[Don Juan]] legend, it was first performed in 1676 and published by Henry Herringman in the same year.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Shadwell's play is best known in South African through ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]''  a "grand pantomimical ballet" version of the play by Carlo Antonio Delpini (??-1828)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Antonio_Delpini], which was first performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, on Tuesday, the 26th of October, 1790, "with songs, duets and choruses by Mr Reeve and music by Mr Gluck".
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1814: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town as a "grand ballet" (attributed to Thomas Shadwell) on 16 April by [[Mr Cuerton]]'s company, in association with the [[Garrison Players]],  followed by a pantomime called ''[[Three Witches, or Harlequin Reanimated]]''.
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1814: Repeated by [[Mr Cuerton]]'s company on 13 August with a ''[[Pantomime Farce]]'' featuring [[Mr Arnot]] as "Harlequin" and [[Mr Cuerton]] as "Clown".
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1860: A performance of a pantomime of ''[[Don Juan]]'' formed part of the repertoire of the [[M'Collum's Circus]], which played to acclaim in Cape Town for five months. [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.140) suggests this may be a version based on Shadwell's play ''[[The Libertine]]''.)
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== Sources ==
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Juan-Libertine-destroyd-entertainment/dp/1241035490
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http://www.amazon.com/Don-Juan-pantomimical-Theatre-Royal-Drury-Lane/dp/1170557597
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David Erskine Baker 1812. ''Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: A-L.'' Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=GnJJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=Don+Juan,+or+The+Libertine+Destroyed+(Shadwell&source=bl&ots=b6vp1RZP6_&sig=diT14YGCf33-Mhe-Iltu8Ttw10U&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB0Mq12-_MAhVKGsAKHZiaCHsQ6AEINDAE#v=onepage&q=Don%20Juan%2C%20or%20The%20Libertine%20Destroyed%20(Shadwell&f=false]
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Facsimile version of Shadwell's ''The Libertine'' (1676). Digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive[https://archive.org/stream/libertineatrage00rosigoog#page/n6/mode/2up]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 145
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== Sources ==
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== Sources ==
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Juan-Libertine-destroyd-entertainment/dp/1241035490
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http://www.amazon.com/Don-Juan-pantomimical-Theatre-Royal-Drury-Lane/dp/1170557597
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David Erskine Baker 1812. ''Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: A-L.'' Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=GnJJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=Don+Juan,+or+The+Libertine+Destroyed+(Shadwell&source=bl&ots=b6vp1RZP6_&sig=diT14YGCf33-Mhe-Iltu8Ttw10U&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB0Mq12-_MAhVKGsAKHZiaCHsQ6AEINDAE#v=onepage&q=Don%20Juan%2C%20or%20The%20Libertine%20Destroyed%20(Shadwell&f=false]
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Facsimile version of Shadwell's ''The Libertine'' (1676). Digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive[https://archive.org/stream/libertineatrage00rosigoog#page/n6/mode/2up]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 145
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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.140
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Latest revision as of 06:16, 5 September 2019

The Libertine is a tragedy written by Thomas Shadwell (1642 –1692)[1]

The original text

Based on the Don Juan legend, it was first performed in 1676 and published by Henry Herringman in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Shadwell's play is best known in South African through Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed a "grand pantomimical ballet" version of the play by Carlo Antonio Delpini (??-1828)[2], which was first performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, on Tuesday, the 26th of October, 1790, "with songs, duets and choruses by Mr Reeve and music by Mr Gluck".

Performance history in South Africa

1814: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town as a "grand ballet" (attributed to Thomas Shadwell) on 16 April by Mr Cuerton's company, in association with the Garrison Players, followed by a pantomime called Three Witches, or Harlequin Reanimated.

1814: Repeated by Mr Cuerton's company on 13 August with a Pantomime Farce featuring Mr Arnot as "Harlequin" and Mr Cuerton as "Clown".

1860: A performance of a pantomime of Don Juan formed part of the repertoire of the M'Collum's Circus, which played to acclaim in Cape Town for five months. Bosman (1980: p.140) suggests this may be a version based on Shadwell's play The Libertine.)

Sources

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Juan-Libertine-destroyd-entertainment/dp/1241035490

http://www.amazon.com/Don-Juan-pantomimical-Theatre-Royal-Drury-Lane/dp/1170557597

David Erskine Baker 1812. Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: A-L. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown[3]

Facsimile version of Shadwell's The Libertine (1676). Digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive[4]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [5]: pp. 145

Sources

Sources

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Juan-Libertine-destroyd-entertainment/dp/1241035490

http://www.amazon.com/Don-Juan-pantomimical-Theatre-Royal-Drury-Lane/dp/1170557597

David Erskine Baker 1812. Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: A-L. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown[6]

Facsimile version of Shadwell's The Libertine (1676). Digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive[7]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [8]: pp. 145

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.140

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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