La Belle Marseillaise
La Belle Marseillaise is a French comedy in 4 acts by Pierre Berton (1842-1912)[1]
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The original text
First performed in the Théâtre de l'Ambigu, Paris, on 3 March, 1905. Also performed in New York's Knickerbocker Theatre, opening on 27 November, 1905.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1907: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the touring company of Mrs Brown Potter, under the management of the Wheeler Theatre Company. (The author given as "Paul Berton" by Boonzaier.)
Sources
http://data.bnf.fr/39499535/la_belle_marseillaise_spectacle_1905/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Berton_(dramaturge)
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.
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