Difference between revisions of "Monsieur Jacques"

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Monsieur Jacques is a musical piece, with a libretto by Morris Barnett (1800 – 1856)[1] and music composed by John Barnett (1802-`1890)[2].

The play apparently created a furore when it was performed at the St. James's Theatre, London in 1837, starring the author.

Published as Monsieur Jacques: A Musical Piece (with The Sergeant's Wife) by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1837.

Performed three times to popular acclaim in Cape Town in 1855 by Sefton Parry.

1855: Performed by Sefton Parry "to popular acclaim" on Monday 2 July 1855, with Delicate Ground, or Paris in 1793 (Dance),and Domestic Economy (Lemon);

1855: Announced by Sefton Parry for Monday 9 July 1855 with Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy (Boucicault), but apparently postponed to an unnamed date, and perhaps not done.

1855: Performed by Sefton Parry on Friday 13 July 1855 with A Capital Match (J.M. Morton) and The Cockney in Corsica (J.M. Morton).

"Monsieur Jacques" in Google Books[3]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 430-432;

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 == The original text ==
-The play apparently created a furore when it was later performed at the St. James's Theatre, London in 1837, starring the author.
+The play apparently created a furore when it was performed at the St. James's Theatre, London in 1837, starring the author.
-Published as ''[[Monsieur Jacques: A Musical Piece]]'' (with ''[[The Sergeant's Wife]]'') by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1827. Apparently published with the music by John Barnett in 1836.
+Published as ''[[Monsieur Jacques: A Musical Piece]]'' (with ''[[The Sergeant's Wife]]'') by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1837.
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