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''[[Les Dominos Roses]]'' is a farce by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. .
 
''[[Les Dominos Roses]]'' is a farce by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. .
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==The original text==
  
 
It tells of a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives.
 
It tells of a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives.
 
First performed in Paris in 1876.  
 
First performed in Paris in 1876.  
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
   
 
   
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Translated and adapted into English as ''[[The Pink Dominos]]'', a farce in three acts, by James Albery. The English piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances at the Criterion Theatre, London.  
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Translated and adapted into English as ''[[The Pink Dominos]]'', a farce in three acts, by James Albery (1838-1889)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Albery]. The English piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances at the Criterion Theatre, London.  
  
 
The French play also formed the basis of '''''[[Der Opernball]]''''' ("The Opera Ball", 1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Opernball], a German operetta in three acts with by Richard Heuberger, Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg as well as '''''[[To-Night's the Night]]''''' (1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To-Night%27s_the_Night_(musical)], a musical comedy by Paul Rubens, Percy Greenbank and Fred Thompson.
 
The French play also formed the basis of '''''[[Der Opernball]]''''' ("The Opera Ball", 1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Opernball], a German operetta in three acts with by Richard Heuberger, Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg as well as '''''[[To-Night's the Night]]''''' (1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To-Night%27s_the_Night_(musical)], a musical comedy by Paul Rubens, Percy Greenbank and Fred Thompson.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1893: Performed in English as ''[[The Pink Dominos]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Emilie Bevan Comedy Company]] as part of a short season.
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Dominos
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Albery
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Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.516[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ong3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Niobe+by+H.+Paulton+and+E.+Paulton&source=bl&ots=UM6HA4q-rm&sig=ACfU3U2Py4dIaZQlJSbIPQsdCrZVPpa6IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitqLXGj83lAhUSWsAKHRMjD1kQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Niobe%20by%20H.%20Paulton%20and%20E.%20Paulton&f=false]
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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 1932. (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.395, 431
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 07:47, 3 November 2019

Les Dominos Roses is a farce by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. .

The original text

It tells of a plan by two wives to test their husbands' fidelity at a masked ball and a mischievous maid who causes comic complications by wearing a gown similar to those worn by the wives. First performed in Paris in 1876.

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted into English as The Pink Dominos, a farce in three acts, by James Albery (1838-1889)[1]. The English piece opened on March 31, 1877 and was exceptionally successful, running for a record-setting 555 performances at the Criterion Theatre, London.

The French play also formed the basis of Der Opernball ("The Opera Ball", 1898)[2], a German operetta in three acts with by Richard Heuberger, Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg as well as To-Night's the Night (1914)[3], a musical comedy by Paul Rubens, Percy Greenbank and Fred Thompson.

Performance history in South Africa

1893: Performed in English as The Pink Dominos in the Vaudeville Theatre, Cape Town, by the Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of a short season.



Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Dominos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Albery

Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p.516[4]

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 1932. (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.395, 431

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

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