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Revision as of 08:52, 19 May 2019
There are two plays named Crimson Crimes, both containing the phrase "Crimson Crimes" in the full title as well:
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Crimson Crimes, or The Blood-Stained Bandit (1832)
This is described as a melodrama or burletta by John B. Buckstone ()[]
First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 19 November, 1832.
Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note (1849)
This is a farce attributed to William E. Burton (1804-1860)[]
The original text
One commentator suggests that it may have been a parody of the one act “romantic tale of terror” published in 1810 by Alfred Dubois (nom de plume of James Stuart Bowes, 1768/69-1863) called Wilful Murder, or Deeds of Dreadful Note (or simply Deeds of Dreadful Note), though it could of course also have been a parody of Buckstone's play - or of the genre in general, merely taking the title from the two works.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1857: Performed in the Harrington Street Theatre , Cape Town, on 23 September by the Sefton Parry Company as Crimson Crimes, a "screaming farce" by an unnamed author. Also performed was Who Speaks First? (Dance) and Monsieur Jacques (Barnett and Barnett).
Sources
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/auth.htm#let06c
https://clerkandthecity.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/tuesday-january-23-1849/
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 59, 61
