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''[[Djin-Djin]]'', described as "A Fairy Tale of Old Japan", was written by Bert Royle and J. C. Williamson, with music composed by Leon Caron and  George F. Pack.   
 
''[[Djin-Djin]]'', described as "A Fairy Tale of Old Japan", was written by Bert Royle and J. C. Williamson, with music composed by Leon Caron and  George F. Pack.   
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==The original text==
  
 
The full title of the published work is ''[[Djin-Djin, the Japanese Bogie Man, or The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him]]'', but it is usually referred to by the abbreviated title in various guises: [[Djin-Djin]], [[Djin Djin]], [[Djinn-Djinn]], etc.   
 
The full title of the published work is ''[[Djin-Djin, the Japanese Bogie Man, or The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him]]'', but it is usually referred to by the abbreviated title in various guises: [[Djin-Djin]], [[Djin Djin]], [[Djinn-Djinn]], etc.   
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It and was produced by Williamson and Musgrove in the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from 26 December 1895 to 14 February 1896.   
 
It and was produced by Williamson and Musgrove in the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from 26 December 1895 to 14 February 1896.   
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
1903: Performed by the [[Royal Australian Opera Company]]) in the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, during May
 
1903: Performed by the [[Royal Australian Opera Company]]) in the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, during May
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== Sources ==
  
 
https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A57554
 
https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A57554
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company
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[[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 1923. (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.
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Revision as of 18:11, 12 October 2018

Djin-Djin, described as "A Fairy Tale of Old Japan", was written by Bert Royle and J. C. Williamson, with music composed by Leon Caron and George F. Pack.

The original text

The full title of the published work is Djin-Djin, the Japanese Bogie Man, or The Great Shogun Who Lost his Son and the Little Princess Who Found Him, but it is usually referred to by the abbreviated title in various guises: Djin-Djin, Djin Djin, Djinn-Djinn, etc.

It and was produced by Williamson and Musgrove in the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from 26 December 1895 to 14 February 1896.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1903: Performed by the Royal Australian Opera Company) in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, during May

1903: Performed by the Royal Australian Opera Company) as the opening production for the newly built His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg on 8 August.


Sources

https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A57554

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company

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 1923. (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.


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