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The full title of the published work is ''[[Djin-Djin, the Japanese Bogie Man, or The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him]]'', and also found as ''[[The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him]]'', but it is usually referred to by the abbreviated title in various guises: [[Djin-Djin]], [[Djin Djin]], [[Djinn-Djinn]], etc. | The full title of the published work is ''[[Djin-Djin, the Japanese Bogie Man, or The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him]]'', and also found as ''[[The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him]]'', but it is usually referred to by the abbreviated title in various guises: [[Djin-Djin]], [[Djin Djin]], [[Djinn-Djinn]], etc. | ||
| − | It and was produced by Williamson and Musgrove in the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from 26 December 1895 to 14 February 1896. | + | It and was produced by Williamson and Musgrove in the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from 26 December 1895 to 14 February 1896, and was an enormous hit in Sydney and Melbourne. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1903: Performed by the [[Royal Australian Opera Company]]) in the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, during May | + | 1903: Performed as ''[[Djin Djin]]'' by the [[Royal Australian Opera Company]]) in the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, during May |
| − | 1903: Performed by the [[Royal Australian Opera Company]]) as the opening production for the newly built [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg on 8 August. | + | 1903: Performed as ''[[Djin Djin]]'' by the [[Royal Australian Opera Company]]) as the opening production for the newly built [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg on 8 August. |
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A57554 | ||
| − | + | http://www.hat-archive.com/DjinDjin.htm | |
| − | https:// | + | https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/514138 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company | ||
Latest revision as of 06:09, 29 August 2019
Djin-Djin, described as "A Fairy Tale of Old Japan", was written by Bert Royle and J. C. Williamson, with music composed by Leon Caron and George F. Pack.
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The full title of the published work is Djin-Djin, the Japanese Bogie Man, or The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him, and also found as The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him, but it is usually referred to by the abbreviated title in various guises: Djin-Djin, Djin Djin, Djinn-Djinn, etc.
It and was produced by Williamson and Musgrove in the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from 26 December 1895 to 14 February 1896, and was an enormous hit in Sydney and Melbourne.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1903: Performed as Djin Djin by the Royal Australian Opera Company) in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, during May
1903: Performed as Djin Djin by the Royal Australian Opera Company) as the opening production for the newly built His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg on 8 August.
Sources
https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A57554
http://www.hat-archive.com/DjinDjin.htm
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/514138
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company
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.
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