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''[[Paillasse]]'' ("Clown") by Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier (1818-1879) is a French text, featuring a character named "Belphegor", which became the source for a number of English adaptations by various authors. Alsoreferred to as ''[[La Paillasse]]'') in which the lead character is named "Belphegor". A drama in five acts, it was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre de la Gaité, on 9 November 1850. | ''[[Paillasse]]'' ("Clown") by Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier (1818-1879) is a French text, featuring a character named "Belphegor", which became the source for a number of English adaptations by various authors. Alsoreferred to as ''[[La Paillasse]]'') in which the lead character is named "Belphegor". A drama in five acts, it was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre de la Gaité, on 9 November 1850. | ||
| − | A number of English versions or derivative works, were produced in the 1850's and later - all using ''[[Belphegor]]'' as main title. | + | A number of English versions or derivative works, were produced in the 1850's and later - all using ''[[Belphegor]]'' as main title. Among them are: |
''[[Belphegor the Mountebank, or Woman's Constancy]]'' by C. Webb, Performed in the 1850s. Translation and adaptation of ''[[La Paillasse]]'' of Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier; . First performed at the Royal Lyceum and Arch Street theatres. Based on the novel ''Paillasse, les épreuves de Belphégor'' by Adolphe d'Ennery (Auteur) Belphegor the Mountebank is a 1921 British silent film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Milton Rosmer, Kathleen Vaughan and Warwick Ward. It is based on the play Belphegor, the mountebank : or, Woman's constancy from the 1850s by Charles Webb. Webb's own play was a translation and adaptation of Adolphe d'Ennery's and Marc Fournier's Paillasse. | ''[[Belphegor the Mountebank, or Woman's Constancy]]'' by C. Webb, Performed in the 1850s. Translation and adaptation of ''[[La Paillasse]]'' of Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier; . First performed at the Royal Lyceum and Arch Street theatres. Based on the novel ''Paillasse, les épreuves de Belphégor'' by Adolphe d'Ennery (Auteur) Belphegor the Mountebank is a 1921 British silent film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Milton Rosmer, Kathleen Vaughan and Warwick Ward. It is based on the play Belphegor, the mountebank : or, Woman's constancy from the 1850s by Charles Webb. Webb's own play was a translation and adaptation of Adolphe d'Ennery's and Marc Fournier's Paillasse. | ||
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The name Belphegor is found as the name of a character and as the name of (or part of the name of ) many plays.
Belphegor the character
According to Wikipedia[1] “Belphegor (or Beelphegor, Hebrew: בַּעַל-פְּעוֹר baʿal-pəʿōr - Lord of the Gap) is a demon, and one of the seven princes of Hell, who helps people make discoveries. He seduces people by suggesting to them ingenious inventions that will make them rich”.
A large number of works have been written using this name in the title, or the character.
Plays featuring Belphegor
There have been numerous plays over the years featuring this character, many using the name as a title. Among them are the following. Those texts that have been performed - or may possibly have been performed - in South Africa are provided with links to the relevant entries. Click on the link for more information on the particular text.
One of the earliest play featuring the character is Belphegor, or The Marriage of the Devil by John Wilson (1627-c1696), a tragi-comedy, the play was produced in 1690.
Paillasse ("Clown") by Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier (1818-1879) is a French text, featuring a character named "Belphegor", which became the source for a number of English adaptations by various authors. Alsoreferred to as La Paillasse) in which the lead character is named "Belphegor". A drama in five acts, it was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre de la Gaité, on 9 November 1850.
A number of English versions or derivative works, were produced in the 1850's and later - all using Belphegor as main title. Among them are:
Belphegor the Mountebank, or Woman's Constancy by C. Webb, Performed in the 1850s. Translation and adaptation of La Paillasse of Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier; . First performed at the Royal Lyceum and Arch Street theatres. Based on the novel Paillasse, les épreuves de Belphégor by Adolphe d'Ennery (Auteur) Belphegor the Mountebank is a 1921 British silent film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Milton Rosmer, Kathleen Vaughan and Warwick Ward. It is based on the play Belphegor, the mountebank : or, Woman's constancy from the 1850s by Charles Webb. Webb's own play was a translation and adaptation of Adolphe d'Ennery's and Marc Fournier's Paillasse.
Belphegor, or The Mountebank and His Wife a romantic and domestic drama in three acts by Thomas Higgie, based on La Paillasse of Adolphe d' Ennery and Marc Fournier; published in London by T.H. Lacy, 1851.
Belphegor the Mountebank, or Pride of Bath by Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882). This was Webster's own English version of La Paillasse , first performed by Webster in the Adelphi Theatre, London, during January 1851.
Belphegor by L. S. Buckingham, An extravaganza in one act
Belphegor by Wilton Jones, a musical comedy by Wilton Jones (libretto) and Alfred Christensen (music), opened in South Shields T.R. on October 20. 1889.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belphegor
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/7160135
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Webster,_Benjamin_Nottingham_(DNB00)
https://www.amazon.fr/Paillasse-%C3%A9preuves-Belph%C3%A9gor-Adolphe-dEnnery/dp/B0068FAC9A
Alfred Harbage, Sylvia S. Wagonheim. 1989. Annals of English Drama, 975-1700. Psychology Press: p. 369[2]
Frederick Wilse Bateson (Ed.). 1940 The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volumes 1-5 CUP Archive[3]
Hambleton Theatrical Collection, 1790-1941[4]
