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''[[Le Testament, ou Les Mystères d'Udolphe]]'', a French prose drama in five acts by Jean Henri Ferdinand la Martelière (1761-1830). First performed in Paris, at the Théatre Louvois, on le 22 Messidor an 6, and published 1797 by Fages. | ''[[Le Testament, ou Les Mystères d'Udolphe]]'', a French prose drama in five acts by Jean Henri Ferdinand la Martelière (1761-1830). First performed in Paris, at the Théatre Louvois, on le 22 Messidor an 6, and published 1797 by Fages. | ||
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''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe]]'', a French melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval (1767-1842)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre-Vincent_Pineux_Duval]. First performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813, published in Paris in the same year by Fages. | ''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe]]'', a French melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval (1767-1842)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre-Vincent_Pineux_Duval]. First performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813, published in Paris in the same year by Fages. | ||
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Duval's version was in turn translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho]]'' by A. Bruggemans and published in 1800. | Duval's version was in turn translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho]]'' by A. Bruggemans and published in 1800. | ||
| − | The best known English version is ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho, or The Phantom of the Castle]]'', a drama in five acts by John Baylis, also based on | + | The best known English version is ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho, or The Phantom of the Castle]]'', a drama in five acts by John Baylis, also based on one of the French versions. This was never performed in its time, but published in 1804. |
There also exist two "operatic" versions, ''[[The Mysteries of the Castle]]'' by Miles Peter Andrews (1795) and ''[[The Castle of Udolpho]] by an unknown author (1808). | There also exist two "operatic" versions, ''[[The Mysteries of the Castle]]'' by Miles Peter Andrews (1795) and ''[[The Castle of Udolpho]] by an unknown author (1808). | ||
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'''For more information on South African productions, see ''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe]]''''' | '''For more information on South African productions, see ''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe]]''''' | ||
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The Mysteries of Udolpho)[1] is an immensely popular and influential Gothic novel by Ann Ward Radcliffe (1764–1823), first published in four volumes on 8 May 1794 by G. G. and J. Robinson of London.
Dramatised versions
The novel has been dramatized a number of times, for example:
Le Testament, ou Les Mystères d'Udolphe, a French prose drama in five acts by Jean Henri Ferdinand la Martelière (1761-1830). First performed in Paris, at the Théatre Louvois, on le 22 Messidor an 6, and published 1797 by Fages.
Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe, a French melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval (1767-1842)[2]. First performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813, published in Paris in the same year by Fages.
Duval's version was in turn translated into Dutch as Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho by A. Bruggemans and published in 1800.
The best known English version is The Mysteries of Udolpho, or The Phantom of the Castle, a drama in five acts by John Baylis, also based on one of the French versions. This was never performed in its time, but published in 1804.
There also exist two "operatic" versions, The Mysteries of the Castle by Miles Peter Andrews (1795) and The Castle of Udolpho by an unknown author (1808).
For more information on South African productions, see Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp 134-5
Facsimile version of David Erskine Baker. 1812. Biographia Dramatica: Names of the dramas: M-Z. p. 65, Google E-book[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysteries_of_Udolpho
http://archive.org/details/montonioulechate00duvauoft
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