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A French play in five acts by Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartélière (1761-1830), based on Schiller's German play.
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A 5 act French version of Schiller's ''[[Die Räuber]]'', by Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartélière (1761-1830).  
  
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== Original German text ==
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'''See further ''[[Die Räuber]]'''''
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This is a French translation of ''[[Die Räuber]]'' ("''[[The Robbers]]''") by Friedrich Schiller, which had been published virtually anonymously in 1781 and premiered sensasionally on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany.
 
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
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=== French text ===
 
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Published in French as "''Robert, chef de brigands: drame en cinq actes, en prose, imité de l'allemand'' par le citoyen La Martelière"
 
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Published chez Maradan (Paris) by Barba in 1793. Performed in Paris.
 
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(See also ''Robert de Moldar, Chef de Brigands ou L’mystère d’iniquité'' a French novel by J.A. Gardy, published  1803[https://archive.org/details/robertdemoldarch00gard])
 
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=== Italian Opera ===
 
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The play provided the basis for Verdi's opera of the same name, ''I masnadieri''.
 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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1809: Adapted for production by [[Charles Etienne Boniface]] and performed by [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] in French on 24 April, in the [[African Theatre]], along with ''[[Le Tonnelier]]'' (Audinot). 
 
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== Sources ==
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robbers
 
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Collection Les archives de la Révolution française, Bibliothèque nationale de France [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k48292r]
 
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F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. pp 122, 124,126,
 
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
  
 
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