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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).  
  
== Original German text ==
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'''See further ''[[Die Räuber]]'''''
 
 
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.
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== French text ===
 
 
 
Published in French as "''Robert, chef de brigands: drame en cinq actes, en prose, imité de l'allemand'' par le citoyen La Martelière"
 
Published chez Maradan (Paris) by Barba in 1793. Performed in Paris.
 
 
 
(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])
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Italian Opera ===
 
 
The play provided the basis for Verdi's opera of the same name, ''I masnadieri''.
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
 
 
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). 
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robbers
 
 
Collection Les archives de la Révolution française, Bibliothèque nationale de France [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k48292r]
 
 
 
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. pp 122, 124,126,
 
 
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
  
 
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