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| − | ''[[Arlequin Afficheur]]'' is a "Comédie-Parade" in one act, with songs by François-Georges Desfontaines (1733-1825)[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desfontaines-Lavall%C3%A9e] (also known as Desfontaines-Lavallée), | + | ''[[Arlequin Afficheur]]'' ("Harlequin bill-poster") is a "Comédie-Parade" in one act, with songs by François-Georges Desfontaines (1733-1825)[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desfontaines-Lavall%C3%A9e] (also known as Desfontaines-Lavallée), |
Pierre-Yves Barré (1749 -1832)[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Yves_Barr%C3%A9] and Jean-Baptiste Radet ( 1752-1830)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Radet]. | Pierre-Yves Barré (1749 -1832)[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Yves_Barr%C3%A9] and Jean-Baptiste Radet ( 1752-1830)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Radet]. | ||
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== Performances in South Africa == | == Performances in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1803: Performed on 23 March in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by a company of "French lovers of the theatre", later referred to as the [[French Amateurs]], with ''[[Les Prisonniers de Guerre]]'' (Rousseau). | + | 1803: Performed on 23 March in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by a company of "French lovers of the theatre" ([[Het Fransche Liefhebbery Geselschap]]), later referred to as the [[French Amateurs]], with ''[[Les Prisonniers de Guerre]]'' (Rousseau). |
| − | 1803: Planned for 11 June but finally performed on 18 June (due to the indisposition of the musicians) in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[French Amateurs]] under the direction of [[Charles | + | 1803: Planned for 11 June but finally performed on 18 June (due to the indisposition of the musicians) in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[French Amateurs]] under the direction of [[Charles Mathurin Villet]], with ''[[Les Deux Jumeaux de Bergame]]'' (De Florian) and ''[[La Revanche Forcée]]'' (Jacques Marie Deschamps). |
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| + | 1804: Performed on 30 April in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[French Amateurs]] ([[Het Fransche Liefhebbery Geselschap]]), as afterpiece to ''[[Le Barbier de Seville]]'' (Beaumarchais). The evening a benefit for the [[French Amateurs]] and his co-performers (possibly sailors from a passing French ship). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[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. 85, 110. | + | [[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. 85, 90, 110. |
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:40, 10 November 2016
Arlequin Afficheur ("Harlequin bill-poster") is a "Comédie-Parade" in one act, with songs by François-Georges Desfontaines (1733-1825)[1] (also known as Desfontaines-Lavallée), Pierre-Yves Barré (1749 -1832)[2] and Jean-Baptiste Radet ( 1752-1830)[3].
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First performed in Paris at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, on 9 April, 1792. Published in Paris by Brunet.
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Performances in South Africa
1803: Performed on 23 March in the African Theatre, Cape Town by a company of "French lovers of the theatre" (Het Fransche Liefhebbery Geselschap), later referred to as the French Amateurs, with Les Prisonniers de Guerre (Rousseau).
1803: Planned for 11 June but finally performed on 18 June (due to the indisposition of the musicians) in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the French Amateurs under the direction of Charles Mathurin Villet, with Les Deux Jumeaux de Bergame (De Florian) and La Revanche Forcée (Jacques Marie Deschamps).
1804: Performed on 30 April in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the French Amateurs (Het Fransche Liefhebbery Geselschap), as afterpiece to Le Barbier de Seville (Beaumarchais). The evening a benefit for the French Amateurs and his co-performers (possibly sailors from a passing French ship).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 85, 90, 110.
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