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''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]'' is a drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[]
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''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]'' is a musical drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lunn,_Joseph_(DNB00)] (English libretto) and Charles Edward Horn (1786–1849)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Horn] (music).
  
Also given as ''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, or, The Innocent Culprit]]''.
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Also given as '''''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, or, The Innocent Culprit]]'''''.
 
 
 
 
'''BEING EDITED'''
 
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical ... ; embellished with a wood engraving by Mr. White .
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First performed as ''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, or, The Innocent Culprit]]'' at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 12 February, 1825. Said to be "from the French".  
Joseph Lunn 1784-1863.
 
London : J. Cumberland 18--; G.H. Davidson, 1860
 
  
''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, or, The Innocent Culprit]]'' First performed Drury Lane, 1825
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Published in London by T. Dolby. (Dolby's British theatre.) [c.1825] and J. Cumberland as Issue 65 of Cumberland's British Theatre, 1860.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
== Sources ==
 
  
[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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1863: According to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 15 September 1863 (as cited by [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980: p. 298), a work called ''[[The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale]]'' (unattributed) was performed by the officers of the [[10th Regiment]] in King Williams Town on the Eastern Cape border during September of 1863. Though the title may have been a reference to the Scottish poet, novelist and essayist James Hogg (1770–1835)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hogg], widely known as "The Ettrick Shepherd" of "The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale", no play by this specific name can be traced. There are a few options (see the entry on '''''[[The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale]]'''''), but one possibility is that it may have been a performance of '''''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]''''', wrongly titled.
  
[[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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== Sources ==
  
[[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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Facsimile version of the 1825 Dolby text, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=vl5TSRiq0_UC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=The+Shepherd+of+Derwent+Vale&source=bl&ots=UZHfv2eI5s&sig=ACfU3U0C0EiKgmJH6hEovdLuyr8WSkGzyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnt9D4zePjAhUJUlAKHd7gCW0Q6AEwD3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Shepherd%20of%20Derwent%20Vale&f=false]
  
[[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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https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lunn,_Joseph_(DNB00)
  
[[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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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Horn
  
[[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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Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. ''Operas in English: A Dictionary''. Scarecrow Press.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA446&lpg=PA446&dq=The+Shepherd+of+Derwent+Vale&source=bl&ots=ZkigVvqdVg&sig=ACfU3U1Udim29MYRrxK3Vu5qaIHIGYXF6w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnt9D4zePjAhUJUlAKHd7gCW0Q6AEwEnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Shepherd%20of%20Derwent%20Vale&f=false]
  
[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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Entry in the Online Catalogue of the National Library of Wales[https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&docid=44NLW_ALMA21842779250002419&fromSitemap=1&lang=en_US]
  
[[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://www.jarndyce.co.uk/stock_detail.php?stockid=28491
  
[[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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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
 
 
[[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.
 
 
 
[[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.
 
 
 
[[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
 
 
 
[[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.
 
 
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
 
 
[[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]
 
 
 
[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
 
 
 
 
[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
 
 
[[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
 
 
 
[[Brian Astbury]].  1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 
 
 
 
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]
 
 
 
[[J.A. Worp]]. 1972. ''Geschiedenis van het Drama en van het Tooneel in Nederland''. Deel 2, Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (DBNL)[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/worp001gesc02_01/worp001gesc02_01_0028.php]
 
 
 
Joris Baers (1888-1975): ''Algemeene Tooneelbibliotheek Een''[http://doczz.nl/doc/783/joris-baers--1888-1975---algemeene-tooneelbibliotheek-een]
 
  
http://www.domus.ac.za/afrikaans/images/Programme%20in%20DOMUS(2).pdf
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 2 August 2019

The Shepherd of Derwent Vale is a musical drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[1] (English libretto) and Charles Edward Horn (1786–1849)[2] (music).

Also given as The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, or, The Innocent Culprit.

The original text

First performed as The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, or, The Innocent Culprit at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 12 February, 1825. Said to be "from the French".

Published in London by T. Dolby. (Dolby's British theatre.) [c.1825] and J. Cumberland as Issue 65 of Cumberland's British Theatre, 1860.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1863: According to the Cape Argus of 15 September 1863 (as cited by F.C.L. Bosman, 1980: p. 298), a work called The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale (unattributed) was performed by the officers of the 10th Regiment in King Williams Town on the Eastern Cape border during September of 1863. Though the title may have been a reference to the Scottish poet, novelist and essayist James Hogg (1770–1835)[3], widely known as "The Ettrick Shepherd" of "The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale", no play by this specific name can be traced. There are a few options (see the entry on The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale), but one possibility is that it may have been a performance of The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, wrongly titled.

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1825 Dolby text, Google E-Book[4]

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lunn,_Joseph_(DNB00)

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

Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. Operas in English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press.[5]

Entry in the Online Catalogue of the National Library of Wales[6]

https://www.jarndyce.co.uk/stock_detail.php?stockid=28491

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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