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1861: Performed by [[Juvenile Amateurs]] in Cape Town on 23 June, 1859, along with ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-Bow Letter]]'' (Wilks) and ''[[The Fire Eater]]'' (Selby). Ascribed to L. Buckingham by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p. 165) | 1861: Performed by [[Juvenile Amateurs]] in Cape Town on 23 June, 1859, along with ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-Bow Letter]]'' (Wilks) and ''[[The Fire Eater]]'' (Selby). Ascribed to L. Buckingham by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p. 165) | ||
| − | + | 1865: Billed as "the Grand Comical, Classical (Musical) [[Burlesque]] of ''[[William Tell]]''" it was performed by the [[Phoenix Dramatic Club]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, with scenery by [[C.J. Smith]]. Also on the bill was ''[[The Irish Attorney, or Galway Practice]]'' (Bernard). | |
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William Tell[1] is a folk hero of Switzerland about whom a number of theatrical works have been produced over the years.
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Guillaume Tell by Lemierre (1766)
Guillaume Tell is a French tragedy written by Antoine-Marin Lemierre (1733–1793)[2] and first produced by the author in 1766, repeated with great success in 1786.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine-Marin_Lemierre
Wilhelm Tell by Schiller (1804)
The original text
Originally written in German as Wilhelm Tell and first was staged in Weimar under the direction of Johann Wolfgang Goethe on March 17, 1804.
Published the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Schiller's version translated into English by **
Schiller's version translated into Afrikaans as Wilhelm Tell by D.F. Malherbe and published by Nasionale Pers in the collection Die Meul Dreun en Ander Toneelwerk, 1943.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell_(play)
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[3], pp. 162
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William Tell by Knowles(1825)
William Tell is a five act play by James Sheridan Knowles (1784–1862)[4].
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on May 11 1825 with William Charles Macready as Tell. 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 Macready in London and Forrest in New York. Published round about 1845.
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[5]
Facsimile version of the adapted 3 act version, Hathi Trust Digital Library[6]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [7]: pp. 425
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Guillaume Tell by Rossini (1829)
Based on Friedrich Schiller's German play Wilhelm Tell, and known as Guillaume Tell in French (William Tell in English and Guglielmo Tell in Italian), it was originally written as a French-language opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)[8], to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis.
The William Tell Overture is one of his best-known and most frequently imitated pieces of music.
For South African performances of the opera and the overture, see the South African Music Encyclopaedia and other sources.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell_(opera)
William Tell: A Telling Tale of an Old Tell-Tale by L. S. Buckingham (fl. mid 19th century)
William Tell: A Telling Tale of an Old Tell-Tale is a burlesque version of the Rossini opera.
The original text
First performed at The Strand Theatre, London, 1857 .
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed by Juvenile Amateurs in Cape Town on 23 June, 1859, along with The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-Bow Letter (Wilks) and The Fire Eater (Selby). Ascribed to L. Buckingham by F.C.L. Bosman (1980:p. 165)
1865: Billed as "the Grand Comical, Classical (Musical) Burlesque of William Tell" it was performed by the Phoenix Dramatic Club at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, with scenery by C.J. Smith. Also on the bill was The Irish Attorney, or Galway Practice (Bernard).
Sources
Roberta Montemorra Marvin and Downing A. Thomas. 2017. Operatic Migrations: Transforming Works and Crossing Boundaries. Routledge: p. 212.[9]
Richard Schoch. 2018. Victorian Theatrical Burlesques. Routledge: p. [10]
Roberta Montemorra Marvin. 2003. Verdian Opera Burlesqued: A Glimpse into Mid-Victorian Theatrical Culture. Cambridge Opera Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 33-66.[11]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 165, 270
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