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''[[Les Dominos Roses]]'' is a farce by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. . | ''[[Les Dominos Roses]]'' is a farce by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. . | ||
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It tells of a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives. | It tells of a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives. | ||
First performed in Paris in 1876. | First performed in Paris in 1876. | ||
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+ | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
− | Translated and adapted into English as ''[[The Pink Dominos]]'', a farce in three acts, by James Albery. The English piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances at the Criterion Theatre, London. | + | Translated and adapted into English as ''[[The Pink Dominos]]'', a farce in three acts, by James Albery (1838-1889)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Albery]. The English piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances at the Criterion Theatre, London. |
The French play also formed the basis of '''''[[Der Opernball]]''''' ("The Opera Ball", 1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Opernball], a German operetta in three acts with by Richard Heuberger, Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg as well as '''''[[To-Night's the Night]]''''' (1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To-Night%27s_the_Night_(musical)], a musical comedy by Paul Rubens, Percy Greenbank and Fred Thompson. | The French play also formed the basis of '''''[[Der Opernball]]''''' ("The Opera Ball", 1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Opernball], a German operetta in three acts with by Richard Heuberger, Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg as well as '''''[[To-Night's the Night]]''''' (1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To-Night%27s_the_Night_(musical)], a musical comedy by Paul Rubens, Percy Greenbank and Fred Thompson. | ||
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+ | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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+ | 1893: Performed in English as ''[[The Pink Dominos]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Emilie Bevan Comedy Company]] as part of a short season. | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
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+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Dominos | ||
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+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Albery | ||
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+ | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.516[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ong3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Niobe+by+H.+Paulton+and+E.+Paulton&source=bl&ots=UM6HA4q-rm&sig=ACfU3U2Py4dIaZQlJSbIPQsdCrZVPpa6IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitqLXGj83lAhUSWsAKHRMjD1kQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Niobe%20by%20H.%20Paulton%20and%20E.%20Paulton&f=false] | ||
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+ | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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+ | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.395, 431 | ||
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+ | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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+ | == Return to == | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:47, 3 November 2019
Les Dominos Roses is a farce by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. .
Contents
The original text
It tells of a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives. First performed in Paris in 1876.
Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted into English as The Pink Dominos, a farce in three acts, by James Albery (1838-1889)[1]. The English piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances at the Criterion Theatre, London.
The French play also formed the basis of Der Opernball ("The Opera Ball", 1898)[2], a German operetta in three acts with by Richard Heuberger, Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg as well as To-Night's the Night (1914)[3], a musical comedy by Paul Rubens, Percy Greenbank and Fred Thompson.
Performance history in South Africa
1893: Performed in English as The Pink Dominos in the Vaudeville Theatre, Cape Town, by the Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of a short season.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Dominos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Albery
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p.516[4]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.395, 431
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page