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| − | Based on Elizabeth Braddon's (1835-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Braddon] popular novel, which | + | Based on Elizabeth Braddon's (1835-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Braddon] popular novel, which was partly serialised in Robin Goodfellow magazine July–September 1861, then entirely serialised in Sixpenny Magazine January–December 1862 and once again serialised in London Journal March–August 1863. It was published in book form (three volumes) in 1862 by William Tinsley, |
| − | + | The novel has been dramatised and filmed several times, but possibly the first adaptation for the stage was done by C.H. Hazlewood shortly after its appearance and first performed by Framton and Fenton in the Victoria Theatre, London, on 25 May 1863. Hazlewood's text was published as acting edition no 412 in French's Standard Drama by Samuel French in 186*. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:18, 13 December 2017
Lady Audley's Secret is a a play in two acts by C.H. Hazlewood (1823-18750[].
Also found as Lady Audley's Secret!.
Contents
The original text
Based on Elizabeth Braddon's (1835-1915)[1] popular novel, which was partly serialised in Robin Goodfellow magazine July–September 1861, then entirely serialised in Sixpenny Magazine January–December 1862 and once again serialised in London Journal March–August 1863. It was published in book form (three volumes) in 1862 by William Tinsley,
The novel has been dramatised and filmed several times, but possibly the first adaptation for the stage was done by C.H. Hazlewood shortly after its appearance and first performed by Framton and Fenton in the Victoria Theatre, London, on 25 May 1863. Hazlewood's text was published as acting edition no 412 in French's Standard Drama by Samuel French in 186*.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1877: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 29 November, with Aunt Charlotte's Maid (Morton).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Braddon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Audley%27s_Secret
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 323, 340, 363-4.
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