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| − | + | ''[[Un Mariage sous Louis XV]]'' is a French prose comedy in five acts by Alexandre Dumas snr. | |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | A young couple, married for convenience, discover each other's charms. | ||
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| + | First performed at the Théâtre Français on the 1st of June, 1841. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Adapted into English as ''[[A Marriage of Convenience]]'' by Sydney Grundy, in 1897, revived in 1918. | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Gerieflike Huwelik]]''. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1927: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Gerieflike Huwelik]]'' by [[Paul de Groot]] as part of his touring repertoire, also featuring [[Maxie Botha]] and [[André Huguenet]]. | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Go to [[ | + | [[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]] | ||
== Return to == | == Return to == | ||
| + | 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]] | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] |
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Revision as of 06:25, 31 August 2020
Un Mariage sous Louis XV is a French prose comedy in five acts by Alexandre Dumas snr.
Contents
The original text
A young couple, married for convenience, discover each other's charms.
First performed at the Théâtre Français on the 1st of June, 1841.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted into English as A Marriage of Convenience by Sydney Grundy, in 1897, revived in 1918.
Translated into Afrikaans as Gerieflike Huwelik.
Performance history in South Africa
1927: Performed in Afrikaans as Gerieflike Huwelik by Paul de Groot as part of his touring repertoire, also featuring Maxie Botha and André Huguenet.
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
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
