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''[[Lady Jane Grey]]'' is a in five acts tragedy by Nicholas Rowe.
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''[[Lady Jane Grey]]'' is a in five acts tragedy by Nicholas Rowe (1674–1718)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Rowe_(writer)].
  
Also referred to simply as ''[[Lady Grey]]''.
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Also referred to as ''[[The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey]]'' or simply as ''[[Lady Grey]]''.
  
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==The original text==
  
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in
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Based on the historical events surrounding Lady Jane Grey[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey], the martyred "Nine Days' Queen" of England.
  
Published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme in 1807.  
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First performed at the Drury Lane theatre, London in 1715, and the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1776.  
  
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First published in London by Bernard Lintott in 1715.
  
The South African linked actor/manager [[Frederick Mouillot]] appeared in a performance of it at the New Royal Theatre in Bristol (circa 1883).  
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Another version was published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme in 1807 under the title ''[[The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey]]'', based on the prompt book for the performance at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden; with remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
  
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A third version, as corrected by Charles Dibdin, was published in 1815 by Sherwood Neely and Jones, London.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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The story has been reworked in numerous other ways over the years - see for example ''Cultural depictions of Lady Jane Grey'' in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Lady_Jane_Grey] - but Rowe's particular version does not feature anywhere except on stage depictions on stage over the course of the 19th century.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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The South African linked actor/manager [[Frederick Mouillot]] appeared in a performance of the original play at the New Royal Theatre in Bristol (circa 1883).
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004903702.0001.000?view=toc
  
 
Facsimile version of the 1807 published text, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=07sloJ7AvcgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
 
Facsimile version of the 1807 published text, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=07sloJ7AvcgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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Facsimile version of the 1815 published text, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=f81RAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=Lady+Grey+at+the+New+Royal+Theatre&source=bl&ots=LVnhczebqw&sig=ACfU3U2umY38FnFOSb7QsdBjDZjAq6e5_Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQ3eDQ69vjAhXCzaQKHRWbDRA4ChDoATAGegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Lady%20Grey%20at%20the%20New%20Royal%20Theatre&f=false]
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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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[[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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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 05:12, 31 July 2019

Lady Jane Grey is a in five acts tragedy by Nicholas Rowe (1674–1718)[1].

Also referred to as The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey or simply as Lady Grey.

The original text

Based on the historical events surrounding Lady Jane Grey[2], the martyred "Nine Days' Queen" of England.

First performed at the Drury Lane theatre, London in 1715, and the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1776.

First published in London by Bernard Lintott in 1715.

Another version was published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme in 1807 under the title The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey, based on the prompt book for the performance at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden; with remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.

A third version, as corrected by Charles Dibdin, was published in 1815 by Sherwood Neely and Jones, London.

Translations and adaptations

The story has been reworked in numerous other ways over the years - see for example Cultural depictions of Lady Jane Grey in Wikipedia[3] - but Rowe's particular version does not feature anywhere except on stage depictions on stage over the course of the 19th century.

Performance history in South Africa

The South African linked actor/manager Frederick Mouillot appeared in a performance of the original play at the New Royal Theatre in Bristol (circa 1883).

Sources

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

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004903702.0001.000?view=toc

Facsimile version of the 1807 published text, Google E-Book[4]

Facsimile version of the 1815 published text, Google E-Book[5]

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.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page