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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
In dire need of money Dion Boucicault ()[] collaborated with three journalists - Seymour, Goodrich, and Warden - to adapt the plauy into English as ''[[The Poor of New York]]''. First performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York, in 1857, to poor critical response, but popular with audiences, the play was soon adapted to other cities where it was performed, and billed under a vast number of names, including  ''[[The Streets of New York]]'', ''[[The Poor of Liverpool]] (and then adapted to the location where it was to be performed), ''[[The Streets of Islington]]'', etc. In the British colonies it was best remembered as ''[[The Streets of London]]'', or ''[[The Streets of Dublin]]''.
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In dire need of money Dion Boucicault ()[] collaborated with three journalists - Seymour, Goodrich, and Warden - to adapt the plauy into English as ''[[The Poor of New York]]''. First performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York, in 1857, to poor critical response, but popular with audiences, the play was soon adapted to other cities where it was performed, and billed under a vast number of names, including  ''[[The Streets of New York]]'', The Streets of Philadelphia, The Poor of the London Streets, ''[[The Poor of Liverpool]] , ''[[The Streets of Islington]]'', ''[[The Streets of London]]'', ''[[The Streets of Dublin]]'', etc. In the British colonies it was best remembered as ''[[The Streets of London]]'' or ''[[The Streets of Dublin]]''.
  
Filmed as ''[[The Streets of London]]'' in 1934 by  
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Filmed as ''[[The Streets of London]]'' in 1934 by
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==

Revision as of 17:59, 16 June 2020

Les Pauvres de Paris by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre ()[] and Eugene Nus ()[].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

In dire need of money Dion Boucicault ()[] collaborated with three journalists - Seymour, Goodrich, and Warden - to adapt the plauy into English as The Poor of New York. First performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York, in 1857, to poor critical response, but popular with audiences, the play was soon adapted to other cities where it was performed, and billed under a vast number of names, including The Streets of New York, The Streets of Philadelphia, The Poor of the London Streets, The Poor of Liverpool , The Streets of Islington, The Streets of London, The Streets of Dublin, etc. In the British colonies it was best remembered as The Streets of London or The Streets of Dublin.

Filmed as The Streets of London in 1934 by

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

The Streets of London, University of Kent Special Collections and Archives[1]

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

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