Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime

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Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime is a Christmas pantomime by an unnamed author.

The original text

Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies is a pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[1], based on Daniel Defoe's famous novel of Robinson Crusoe (1719), first performed at Covent Garden theatre, Saturday, December 26th, 1868 printed by J. Miles and co., London in the same year. It probably is the main source for most of the subsequent pantomimes inspired by Defoe's novel. In this case the text used for this production is not mentioned, but almost certainly derives from Byron's original version.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1939-1940: Produced by African Consolidated Theatres , with Moira Lister as "Fairy Coraline".

Sources

Scrapbook held by NELM: [Collection: LISTER, Moira]: 2007. 20. 6. 1.

African Consolidated Theatres Ltd dramatic contract dated 8 December 1939 for the Robinson Crusoe pantomime, held by NELM.


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