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''[[Jessie Brown, or The Relief of Lucknow]]'' is a drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[]. | ''[[Jessie Brown, or The Relief of Lucknow]]'' is a drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[]. | ||
| − | Also known simply as ''[[Jessie Brown]]'' or as ''[[The Relief of Lucknow]]''. | + | Also known simply as '''''[[Jessie Brown]]''''' or as '''''[[The Relief of Lucknow]]'''''. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 20 August 2019
Jessie Brown, or The Relief of Lucknow is a drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[].
Also known simply as Jessie Brown or as The Relief of Lucknow.
Contents
The original text
Founded on an episode in the Indian rebellion, it was first performed
Published by Samuel French, New York, in 1858 in the series "Boucicault's Dramatic Works forming the repertoire of Miss Agnes Robertson, No VI".
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
Facsimile version of the promptbook, published by Samuel French in 1858, The Internet Archive[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 361,
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