Matteo Falcone

Full title: Matteo Falcone; or The Brigand and Son. A romantic drama in one act, based on a popular short story ("Mateo Falcone", 1829) by Prosper Merimée (1803 – 1870). The story of a Corsican man who kills his son in the name of justice.

First produced at the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, June 6th, 1836. This performance text was printed , with The Middy Ashore, by John Dicks, 313 Strand, London 313.

The story has been made into a short opera of the same name by the Russian composer César Cui (1906-1907) and has been filmed a number of times.

Performance history in South Africa

Performed in the Hope Street Theatre on 17 December 1850 by the New English Theatrical Company of W.F.H. Parker; with Woman's the Devil (Stirling) as afterpiece. Apparently they did not use the English stage adaptation by Oxberry, for a translator, named "Wilson", is listed by Bosman (1928, p.419).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Falcone

Internet Archive: The Middy Ashore and Matteo Falcone[1]

Bosman, 1928: p. 419

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