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| − | ''[[Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves]]'' is the title of many plays and pantomimes over the years.
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | ''[[Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves]]'' is one of the most famous stories from the numerous versions we have of the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. The character and the story have been the source for numerous books, plays, pantomimes, films and other media, especially for children.
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| − | Famous international stage versions of the story include ''[[40 Thieves]]'' (a pantomime performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in 1886), ''[[Ali-Baba]]'' (an opéra comique, with music by Charles Lecocq, 1887) and the pantomime/musical ''[[Chu Chin Chow]]'' (1916). And of course there have been numerous films (see "Ali Baba" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba] for example.).
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| − | == South African stage productions ==
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| − | The story has been performed under a range of titles - below a chronological list.
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| − | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] as ''[[Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves, or The Fairy Brilliantina and Harlequin and the Magic Donkey]]'' (Taddei and Bottesini), in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on January. Apparently it was a local adaptation under management of [[Sutton Vane|Mr Vane]], scenery by [[A. Cooper|Mr Cooper]]. Performed as a pantomime in December, 1877 and January 1878 at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town to huge success. An interesting "local" facet is that the curtain opened on a scene in [[Kreli's kraal]], with the chief and his warriors taunting "Sir Castle Brere" and his British Flag.
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| − | 1944: Presented by the pupils of the Ashley Street Primary School in Cape Town's [[City Hall]], 1944, decor by [[Sydney McKie]]. [[Carl van der Rheede]] as Ali Baba, [[Edna Young]] as his wife, [[Eric Titus]] as the Forest Enchanter.
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| − | Another pantomime version by [[De Wet Laubscher]].**
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman, F.C.L.]], ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. 1980: pp. 353, 364-6.
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| − | ''Trek'', 9(9):20, 1944.
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