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| − | Based on | + | Based on ''[[Le Bandit]]'', a French musical play in two acts ("pièce en 2 actes mêlée de chants") by Emmanuel Théaulon, (1787-1841), Charles Nombret Saint-Laurent, (17**-1833) and Théodore Anne, (1797-1869). Published in Paris by R.Riga in 1829 and first performed in French at the Théatre de Nouveautés in Paris on 1839(?). |
The English version was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 18 November 1829. Published by S. French (1880/1?) | The English version was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 18 November 1829. Published by S. French (1880/1?) | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 25 November 2016
The Brigand is a romantic drama in two acts by James Robinson Planché (1796–1880)[1].
The original text
Based on Le Bandit, a French musical play in two acts ("pièce en 2 actes mêlée de chants") by Emmanuel Théaulon, (1787-1841), Charles Nombret Saint-Laurent, (17**-1833) and Théodore Anne, (1797-1869). Published in Paris by R.Riga in 1829 and first performed in French at the Théatre de Nouveautés in Paris on 1839(?).
The English version was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 18 November 1829. Published by S. French (1880/1?)
Performance history in South Africa
1846: Performed , most probably by All the World's a Stage, on Thursday 9 July, as the opening production in the newly re-opened Hope Street Theatre, now known as the Victoria Theatre, followed by A Day after the Fair (Somerset).
1846: Performed on Saturday 4 September , most probably by All the World's a Stage, in the Victoria Theatre, followed by The Original (Morton) and The Lottery Ticket, or the Lawyer's Clerk (Beazley).
1846: Performed on special request on Saturday 12 September, during the annual Race Week, again probably by All the World's a Stage and in the Victoria Theatre. It followed on Who's Who? or The Double Imposture (Poole).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 415
Facsimile version of the 1829 French text, BnF Gallica[3]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006061413
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_brigand.html?id=yH_PAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
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