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''[[Grimaldi, or The Life of an Actress]]'' is a drama in five acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault]. | ''[[Grimaldi, or The Life of an Actress]]'' is a drama in five acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault]. | ||
| − | Also found as ''[[ | + | Also found as ''[[The Life of an Actress]]'' or ''[[Grimaldi]]''. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Published Samuel French, 1856 | + | It was based on the life of the actor Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) and was first performed . |
| + | Published by Samuel French, 1856 | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | In 1914 the play was turned into a silent film ''[[Grimaldi]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimaldi_(film)] directed by Charles E. Vernon. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 12 December 2017
Grimaldi, or The Life of an Actress is a drama in five acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[1].
Also found as The Life of an Actress or Grimaldi.
Contents
The original text
It was based on the life of the actor Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) and was first performed .
Published by Samuel French, 1856
Translations and adaptations
In 1914 the play was turned into a silent film Grimaldi[2] directed by Charles E. Vernon.
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 29 June, with Aunt Charlotte's Maid (Morton).
Sources
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Grimaldi.html?id=iO1MAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 340, 363-4.
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