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| + | The French piece had its first performance at the Opéra-Comique theatre, Paris, on 20 July 1850. | ||
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| + | Adapted into English as ‘’[[Giralda, or The Invisible Husband]]’’ , a comic drama in three acts, by Henry Welstead and first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, on Thursday, September 12, 1850. Published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1850. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the Welstead text of 1850, Warwick Digital Collections [https://wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hall/id/25782] | Facsimile version of the Welstead text of 1850, Warwick Digital Collections [https://wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hall/id/25782] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Adam | ||
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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.203-205 | ||
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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 II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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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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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:09, 10 February 2020
Giralda, ou La Nouvelle Psyché is an opéra comique with a text by Eugène Scribe (1791-1861)[1] and music by Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)[2].
Contents
The original text
The French piece had its first performance at the Opéra-Comique theatre, Paris, on 20 July 1850.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted into English as ‘’Giralda, or The Invisible Husband’’ , a comic drama in three acts, by Henry Welstead and first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, on Thursday, September 12, 1850. Published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1850.
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 Welstead text of 1850, Warwick Digital Collections [3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Adam
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.203-205
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
