Difference between revisions of "Jocrisse the Juggler"
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Adapted into English as ''[[Jocrisse the Juggler]]'' a drama in three acts by Thomas William Robertson (1829-1871) and first performed at the Theatre de la Gaite, Paris, October 12th, 1860. Later done at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, as ''[[Magloire, the Prestigiator]]''. Published as ''[[Jocrisse the Juggler]]'' by [[T.H. Lacy]] | Adapted into English as ''[[Jocrisse the Juggler]]'' a drama in three acts by Thomas William Robertson (1829-1871) and first performed at the Theatre de la Gaite, Paris, October 12th, 1860. Later done at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, as ''[[Magloire, the Prestigiator]]''. Published as ''[[Jocrisse the Juggler]]'' by [[T.H. Lacy]] | ||
| − | This in turn was the basis of ''[[A Noble Outcast]]'' by | + | This in turn was the basis of ''[[A Noble Outcast]]'', a drama in four acts by John Arthur Fraser (1838-1898). Originally performed in 1888, it was published in Chicago by the Dramatic Publishing Company in 1896 (Sergel's acting drama, no. 429). |
It may also have been billed simply as ''[[Outcast]]'' by a company touring South Africa in 1919. | It may also have been billed simply as ''[[Outcast]]'' by a company touring South Africa in 1919. | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 10 May 2019
L'escamoteur is a play in five acts by Adolphe d'Ennery (1811-1899)[] and Jules Brésil (1818-1899)[1]
first performed at the Théâtre de la Gaité, Paris, October 12th, 1860.
Adapted into English as Jocrisse the Juggler a drama in three acts by Thomas William Robertson (1829-1871) and first performed at the Theatre de la Gaite, Paris, October 12th, 1860. Later done at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, as Magloire, the Prestigiator. Published as Jocrisse the Juggler by T.H. Lacy
This in turn was the basis of A Noble Outcast, a drama in four acts by John Arthur Fraser (1838-1898). Originally performed in 1888, it was published in Chicago by the Dramatic Publishing Company in 1896 (Sergel's acting drama, no. 429).
It may also have been billed simply as Outcast by a company touring South Africa in 1919.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1896 text of A Noble Outcast, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
Review of Jocrisse the Juggler in The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) Wed 11 Sep 1872,page 2; Trove[3]
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=121
https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/shared-collection-catalog/bib/b14132963
