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| − | ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' is a | + | ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' is a musical drama in two acts by William Dimond (c. 1784–1837?)[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38624] |
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| + | Apparently based on the Spanish play '''''[[La Dama Duende]]''''' (Calderon, 1626) and borrowing something from John Till Allingham's comedy '''''[[The Marriage Promise]]''''' (1803)[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Marriage_Promise.html?id=rjwEvok1AEgC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false], it tells of a young widow living in Palermo who falls for a English officer living in an adjoining property. She introduces herself to him in two forms, the first as a veiled mistress and the second as a hidden mistress, entering his accommodation through a hidden door. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 3 May 1820 and first published in 1820. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1868: Performed in the old [[Oddfellows Hall]] Cape Town by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] Company on 14 May along with Act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough) | 1868: Performed in the old [[Oddfellows Hall]] Cape Town by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] Company on 14 May along with Act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough) | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: | + | http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38624 |
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 233 | ||
http://www.eighteenthcenturydrama.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/HL_LA_mssLA2145 | http://www.eighteenthcenturydrama.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/HL_LA_mssLA2145 | ||
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| + | ''Catalogue'' of books for sale by Pickering and Chatto, London: Part IV[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=5yBXAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA478&lpg=PA478&dq=the+lady+and+the+devil+a+play+by+William+Dimond&source=bl&ots=X7vbVdnpgb&sig=ACfU3U2f7c92LXJU6bKT8joxZBxNovxShw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRzZft8efhAhXHShUIHWh_BvsQ6AEwAXoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20lady%20and%20the%20devil%20a%20play%20by%20William%20Dimond&f=false] | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:43, 8 May 2024
The Lady and the Devil is a musical drama in two acts by William Dimond (c. 1784–1837?)[1]
Contents
The original text
Apparently based on the Spanish play La Dama Duende (Calderon, 1626) and borrowing something from John Till Allingham's comedy The Marriage Promise (1803)[2], it tells of a young widow living in Palermo who falls for a English officer living in an adjoining property. She introduces herself to him in two forms, the first as a veiled mistress and the second as a hidden mistress, entering his accommodation through a hidden door. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 3 May 1820 and first published in 1820.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1868: Performed in the old Oddfellows Hall Cape Town by the Le Roy and Duret Company on 14 May along with Act 3 of The Octoroon (Boucicault) and A Comical Countess (Brough)
Sources
http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38624
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 233
http://www.eighteenthcenturydrama.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/HL_LA_mssLA2145
Catalogue of books for sale by Pickering and Chatto, London: Part IV[3]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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