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| − | ''[[La Pie Voleuse]]'' | + | ''[[La Pie Voleuse]]'' is a melodrama in 3 acts by by Louis-Charles Caigniez and Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny, |
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| + | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
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| + | Translated and adapted as ''[[The Magpie , or The Maid?]]'' from the French by Isaac Pocock (1782–1835)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock] and first performed in September 15, 1815, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It was first printed in 1814 and a second edition appeared in 1816. | ||
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| + | Also found under the titles ''[[Magpie or the Maid]]'', ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!]]''. | ||
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | Also published as ''[[The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau]]''. A Melodramatic Romance" by John Murray in 1815. | ||
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| + | The French play was also the source for Giovanni Gherardini's libretto for Rossini's opera ''La gazza ladra'' (1817). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1832: Performed in English on 9 June 1832 by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the title ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!]]'' (Pocock), announced as a "new domestic melodrama" by the company. (Bosman, 1928: p221-2). It was accompanied by ''[[The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man]]'' (O'Callaghan) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso|Bombastes Furioso, or The King of Utopia]]'' (Rhodes). | ||
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| + | 1835: Performed in English as ''[[The Magpie , or The Maid?]]'' as a benefit performance for [[Mrs Westcott]] in the Cape Town on 8 October 1835 by the [[Garrison Players]], with ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'' (Kenney) as afterpiece. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://archive.org/details/magpieormaidmelo00pocorich | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operas_by_Rossini | ||
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| + | [[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.195, 221-2, | ||
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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]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 05:47, 21 April 2017
La Pie Voleuse is a melodrama in 3 acts by by Louis-Charles Caigniez and Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny,
Contents
Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted as The Magpie , or The Maid? from the French by Isaac Pocock (1782–1835)[1] and first performed in September 15, 1815, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It was first printed in 1814 and a second edition appeared in 1816.
Also found under the titles Magpie or the Maid, The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!.
The original text
Also published as The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau. A Melodramatic Romance" by John Murray in 1815.
The French play was also the source for Giovanni Gherardini's libretto for Rossini's opera La gazza ladra (1817).
Performance history in South Africa
1832: Performed in English on 9 June 1832 by All the World's a Stage under the title The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!! (Pocock), announced as a "new domestic melodrama" by the company. (Bosman, 1928: p221-2). It was accompanied by The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man (O'Callaghan) and Bombastes Furioso, or The King of Utopia (Rhodes).
1835: Performed in English as The Magpie , or The Maid? as a benefit performance for Mrs Westcott in the Cape Town on 8 October 1835 by the Garrison Players, with Love, Law and Physic (Kenney) as afterpiece.
Sources
http://archive.org/details/magpieormaidmelo00pocorich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operas_by_Rossini
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.195, 221-2,
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
Return to Main Page
