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Revision as of 07:16, 11 May 2017

William Tell


Wilhelm Tell by Schiller (17**)

William Tell by Knowles(1825)

William Tell is a five act play by James Sheridan Knowles ()[].

The original text

First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on May 11 1825. Published by Thomas Dolby in 1825.

Translations and adaptations

Later a three act version was created by omitting the sub-plot entirely, and performed by William Mcready in London and Forrest in New York.

Performance history in South Africa

1850: Performed (apparently in the original 5 act version) by James Lycett's Company of amateurs at the Drury Lane Theatre, Cape Town, on 6 September, with The Party Wall (Anon) and music from Rossini's opera of William Tell, by the orchestra of the 73rd Regiment.

Sources

Facsimile version of the original 1825 published text, The Internet Archive[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 425

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William Tell the opera by Rossini ()

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