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''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'' is a pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)  
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''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'' is an pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron]
  
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==The original text==
  
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This is one of three works written (or at least co-written) by Henry J. Byron, all based on Defoe's novel ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''. The others are a burlesque called ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday and the King of the Caribee Islands!]]''(1860) and another burlesque called ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or The Injun Bride and the Injured Wife]]'' (1867).
  
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This is one of two works by Byron, both based on Defoe's novel ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''.  
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''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'' is described as a pantomime and was first performed at Covent Garden theatre, Saturday, December 26th, 1868 printed by J. Miles and co., London in the same year. It probably is the main source for most of the subsequent [[pantomime]]s inspired by Defoe's novel.
  
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(The other is a [[burlesque]] called ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday and the King of the Caribee Islands!]]'', 1860)
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==Translations and adaptations==
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''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'' is described as a pantomime and was first performed at Covent Garden theatre, Saturday, December 26th, 1868 printed by J. Miles and co., London in the same year.
 
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Facsimile version of the Miles edition of 1868, Hathi Thrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015078556118;view=1up;seq=1]
 
  
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==The original text==
 
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
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Disney Roebuck apparently based his version, simply called the Pantomime ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'',  on ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'', which Roebuck advertised as being "Arranged from H.J. Byron's 'Extravaganza' ".
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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== Sources ==
 
  
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[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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1878: Performed as ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, played regularly from 22April to 1 May, and billed as a "Pantomime" and said to have been "[a]rranged from H.J. Byron's 'Extravaganza' ". [[Miss Delaval]] took the role of "Crusoe" and the scenery was done by [[R. Thorne]], [[W. Thorne]] and [[R. Cooper]]
  
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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1878: Performed as ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, on 18 May. The matinee performance had a ''[[Juvenile Harlequinade]]'' (Anon.) as an afterpiece,  while the evening performance had ''[[Jack and Jack's Brother]]'' (Anon) and ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' as afterpiece.  
  
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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.
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1878: Performed as "scenes from ''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]''" (Defoe) by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on "Regatta Night", 24 May, with ''[[The Captain's not a Miss]]'' (Wilks) and ''[[Jack and Jack's Brother]]'' (Anon)
  
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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.
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1878: Performed as "the main scenes from ''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]''" (Defoe) by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on "Regatta Night", 24 May, with ''[[The Captain's not a Miss]]'' (Wilks) and ''[[Jack and Jack's Brother]]'' (Anon)
  
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[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
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1878: Performed as ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 9 May, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché).
  
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[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]],  1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
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== Sources ==
  
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[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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Facsimile version of the Miles edition of 1868, Hathi Thrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015078556118;view=1up;seq=1]
  
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[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron
  
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[[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
 
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[[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.
 
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[[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
 
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[[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0012.php], pp.
 
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[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
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[[Ingmar Koch]]. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, ''Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans''. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember)[http://www.savn.org.za/images/stories/documents/TNA/TNA%2019972.pdf]
 
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[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
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[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
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[[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
 
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[[Brian Astbury]].  1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
 
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[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 
 
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Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=Le+Bal+Masqu%C3%A9+Arthur+H.+Ward&source=bl&ots=j085voK1qt&sig=LGxx1zWIPYzXgxyp-fvQSpGG8vM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFsaPmkITaAhXJ7xQKHVePC1kQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=Le%20Bal%20Masqu%C3%A9%20Arthur%20H.%20Ward&f=false]
 
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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. 98-108
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:22, 10 April 2021

Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies is an pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[1]

The original text

This is one of three works written (or at least co-written) by Henry J. Byron, all based on Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. The others are a burlesque called Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday and the King of the Caribee Islands!(1860) and another burlesque called Robinson Crusoe, or The Injun Bride and the Injured Wife (1867).

Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies is described as a pantomime and was first performed at Covent Garden theatre, Saturday, December 26th, 1868 printed by J. Miles and co., London in the same year. It probably is the main source for most of the subsequent pantomimes inspired by Defoe's novel.

Translations and adaptations

Disney Roebuck apparently based his version, simply called the Pantomime Robinson Crusoe, on Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies, which Roebuck advertised as being "Arranged from H.J. Byron's 'Extravaganza' ".

Performance history in South Africa

1878: Performed as Robinson Crusoe by Disney Roebuck and his company, played regularly from 22April to 1 May, and billed as a "Pantomime" and said to have been "[a]rranged from H.J. Byron's 'Extravaganza' ". Miss Delaval took the role of "Crusoe" and the scenery was done by R. Thorne, W. Thorne and R. Cooper

1878: Performed as Robinson Crusoe by Disney Roebuck and his company, on 18 May. The matinee performance had a Juvenile Harlequinade (Anon.) as an afterpiece, while the evening performance had Jack and Jack's Brother (Anon) and Robinson Crusoe as afterpiece.

1878: Performed as "scenes from Robinson Crusoe" (Defoe) by the Disney Roebuck company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on "Regatta Night", 24 May, with The Captain's not a Miss (Wilks) and Jack and Jack's Brother (Anon)

1878: Performed as "the main scenes from Robinson Crusoe" (Defoe) by the Disney Roebuck company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on "Regatta Night", 24 May, with The Captain's not a Miss (Wilks) and Jack and Jack's Brother (Anon)

1878: Performed as Robinson Crusoe by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 9 May, with The Loan of a Lover (Planché).

Sources

Facsimile version of the Miles edition of 1868, Hathi Thrust Digital Library[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron

D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 98-108

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