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Little Lord Fauntleroy is the name of a play by
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The novel
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett ()[]. First published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, it was published in book form by Scribner's in 1886.
Interestingly, the novel set a precedent in copyright law when Burnett won a lawsuit in 1888 against E. V. Seebohm over the right to adapt the work for the stage.[1]
The play
The play was initially plagiarized for the stage by , but - in a landmark event - Burnett sued the and won, . She then adapted the novel for the stage herself.
Burnett's official version premiered at Terry's Theatre, London, on 14 May 14, 1888, going on to play in the English provinces, France, Boston and New York City. The New York production opened in the Broadway Theatre, on 10 December, 1888.
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
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.203-205
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