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− | ''Monsieur Beaucaire'' is | + | ''[[Monsieur Beaucaire]]'' is play by E.G. (Evelyn Greenleaf) Sutherland(1855-1908)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Greenleaf_Sutherland] and Booth Tarkington (1869–1946)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth_Tarkington]. |
− | It was one of the plays performed | + | == The original text == |
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+ | Based on the short novel about the barber of King Louis XV of France by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Booth Tarkington (first published in 1900), it was adapted as a play by Tarkington and Sutherland in 1904 and first performed starring Evelyn Millard and Lewis Waller, the play received a Royal Command Performance at Windsor Castle before Edward VII. | ||
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+ | In 1924-25 it was a considerable West End success for [[Gerald Lawrence]], who played the lead. | ||
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+ | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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+ | Twice filmed, both times as ''[[Monsieur Beaucaire]]'': As a "silent romantic historical drama film" in 1924, starring Rudolph Valentino, and as a 1946 comedy film, loosely based on the novel and starring Bob Hope. | ||
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+ | == Performed in South Africa == | ||
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+ | 1904: Performed in the [[Cape Town Opera House]] by the [[Sass-Nelson Company]] in February, with a cast that included [[T.B. Thalberg]] and [[Katherine Pole]]. | ||
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+ | 1929: It was one of the plays performed by a West End theatre company from London, led by actor-manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], which toured South Africa and Rhodesia, putting on a portfolio of five plays. The tour played in venues owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. and started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October. | ||
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+ | 1939: [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(novel) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(novel) | ||
+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth_Tarkington | ||
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+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Greenleaf_Sutherland | ||
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+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(1924_film) | ||
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+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(1946_film) | ||
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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.418-9. | ||
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+ | J. P. Wearing, "The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel"[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=5vFEAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA278&lpg=PA278&dq=Monsieur+Beaucaire+Gerald+Lawrence&source=bl&ots=eeLIrELcLT&sig=dlTo6-ZP06riIwcGElJQxi6Myp4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMIkczj1ojfxgIVsgjbCh0hpQls#v=onepage&q=Monsieur%20Beaucaire%20Gerald%20Lawrence&f=false] | ||
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+ | Robert Kay. 2011. "Gerald Lawrence, Elgar and the missing Beau Brummel Music", ''The Elgar Society Journal'': pp.4-28[http://elgar.org/elgarsoc/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Vol.-17-No.-3-December-2011-Compressed.pdf] | ||
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+ | http://www.elgar.org/3brummel.htm | ||
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+ | ''The S.A. Merry-Go-Round'', 2(4):28. August 21st, 1929. | ||
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+ | Correspondence from Robert Kay of Acuta Music[http://www.acutamusic.co.uk/], Monday 13 July, 2015. | ||
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+ | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 9 May 1939. | ||
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+ | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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+ | == Return to == | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
− | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] |
− | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
− | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] |
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] |
Latest revision as of 15:40, 21 July 2022
Monsieur Beaucaire is play by E.G. (Evelyn Greenleaf) Sutherland(1855-1908)[1] and Booth Tarkington (1869–1946)[2].
Contents
The original text
Based on the short novel about the barber of King Louis XV of France by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Booth Tarkington (first published in 1900), it was adapted as a play by Tarkington and Sutherland in 1904 and first performed starring Evelyn Millard and Lewis Waller, the play received a Royal Command Performance at Windsor Castle before Edward VII.
In 1924-25 it was a considerable West End success for Gerald Lawrence, who played the lead.
Translations and adaptations
Twice filmed, both times as Monsieur Beaucaire: As a "silent romantic historical drama film" in 1924, starring Rudolph Valentino, and as a 1946 comedy film, loosely based on the novel and starring Bob Hope.
Performed in South Africa
1904: Performed in the Cape Town Opera House by the Sass-Nelson Company in February, with a cast that included T.B. Thalberg and Katherine Pole.
1929: It was one of the plays performed by a West End theatre company from London, led by actor-manager Gerald Lawrence, which toured South Africa and Rhodesia, putting on a portfolio of five plays. The tour played in venues owned by African Theatres Ltd. and started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October.
1939: Standard Theatre, Johannesburg.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth_Tarkington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Greenleaf_Sutherland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(1924_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(1946_film)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.418-9.
J. P. Wearing, "The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel"[3]
Robert Kay. 2011. "Gerald Lawrence, Elgar and the missing Beau Brummel Music", The Elgar Society Journal: pp.4-28[4]
http://www.elgar.org/3brummel.htm
The S.A. Merry-Go-Round, 2(4):28. August 21st, 1929.
Correspondence from Robert Kay of Acuta Music[5], Monday 13 July, 2015.
The Rand Daily Mail, 9 May 1939.
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 and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
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