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''[[Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne]]'' is a musical drama in three acts by Isaac Pocock (1782 – 1835)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock], with music by John Davy.
  
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On 12 March 1818 his "Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne",[8] an operatic drama in three acts, was first played at Covent Garden. William Charles Macready took the title role; John Liston played Baillie Nicol Jarvie, and Miss Stephens Di Vernon. It was acted thirty-four times. It was played at Bath, for Farren's benefit, on 15 April 1815, when James Prescott Warde was very successful as Rob Roy. In the revival of the following year Farren took Liston's place as the Baillie. This play and Pocock's "John of Paris" were given together at Bath on the occasion of Warde's farewell to the stage, on 5 June 1820. James William Wallack played in "Rob Roy" at Drury Lane in January 1826; and Madame Vestris impersonated Di Vernon at the Haymarket in October 1824. The play was published in 1818.  
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Often referred to simply as '''''[[Rob Roy]]'''''.
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== The original text ==
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The work is based on the novel ''Rob Roy'' (1817)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(novel)] by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott], and incorporating songs and verses from Robert Burns (1759-1796)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns] and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge], and music by John Davy (1763–1824)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Davy,_John_(1763-1824)#:~:text=%E2%80%8BDAVY%2C%20JOHN%20(1763%E2%80%93,days%20later%20(parish%20register)], drawing heavily on traditional Scottish folk songs.
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It was first played at Covent Garden on 12 March 1818, with William Charles Macready in the title role.  
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The play was published in 1818.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1823: Performed (and announced as ''[[Rob Roy MacGregor Campbell]]'') on 15 November by the [[English Theatricals]] company in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[The Mock Doctor]]'' (Fielding) as afterpiece.  
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1823:  Performed again on 20 December by the [[English Theatricals]] company in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman) as afterpiece.
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1824:  Performed on 11 August by the [[English Theatricals]] company in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[The Weather-Cock]]'' (Forrest) as afterpiece.
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1861: Performed as ''[[Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 4 July, with  [[Thomas Brazier]] as "Rob Roy". ''[[Ici on Parle Français]]'' (Williams) performed as an afterpiece.
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1861: Performed by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 8 July, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) as an afterpiece.
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1862: Performed by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 28 March, with ''[[The Dancing Barber]]'' (Selby) as an afterpiece. The evening a benefit for [[T. Brazier]].
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== Sources ==
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(novel)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge
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Gordon Goodwin. "Davy, John  (1763-1824)", ''Dictionary of National Biography'', 1885-1900, Volume 14.
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[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Davy,_John_(1763-1824):~:text=%E2%80%8BDAVY%2C%20JOHN%20(1763%E2%80%93,days%20later%20(parish%20register).]
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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 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]:  197, 199
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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.98, 106, 111, 180, 212, 214-5, 219, 324, 342, 346, 349, 386
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 2 November 2021

Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne is a musical drama in three acts by Isaac Pocock (1782 – 1835)[1], with music by John Davy.

Often referred to simply as Rob Roy.


The original text

The work is based on the novel Rob Roy (1817)[2] by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)[3], and incorporating songs and verses from Robert Burns (1759-1796)[4] and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)[5], and music by John Davy (1763–1824)[6], drawing heavily on traditional Scottish folk songs.

It was first played at Covent Garden on 12 March 1818, with William Charles Macready in the title role.

The play was published in 1818.

Performance history in South Africa

1823: Performed (and announced as Rob Roy MacGregor Campbell) on 15 November by the English Theatricals company in the African Theatre Cape Town , with The Mock Doctor (Fielding) as afterpiece.

1823: Performed again on 20 December by the English Theatricals company in the African Theatre Cape Town , with All the World's a Stage (Jackman) as afterpiece.

1824: Performed on 11 August by the English Theatricals company in the African Theatre Cape Town , with The Weather-Cock (Forrest) as afterpiece.

1861: Performed as Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 4 July, with Thomas Brazier as "Rob Roy". Ici on Parle Français (Williams) performed as an afterpiece.

1861: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 8 July, with The Loan of a Lover (Planché) as an afterpiece.

1862: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 28 March, with The Dancing Barber (Selby) as an afterpiece. The evening a benefit for T. Brazier.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(novel)

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

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

Gordon Goodwin. "Davy, John (1763-1824)", Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 14. [7]

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 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[8]: 197, 199

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.98, 106, 111, 180, 212, 214-5, 219, 324, 342, 346, 349, 386



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