Henry IV
The title Henry IV can refer to two possibilities:
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Henry IV by William Shakespeare
Henry IV is the title of a set of two history plays by William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)[1], namely: 'Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II'.
While Henry IV is usually used as a combined title, it is on occasion also found as the title for one of the plays.
See also individual entries under : Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2
Translations and Adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Hendrik IV
Translated into Setswana as Kgosi Henry wa Bone (1952) by [[M.O.M. Seboni].
Translated into Northern Sotho as Kgosi Henri IV (1973) by N.C. Phatudi
An opera by Giuseppe Verdi and Arrigo Boito entitled Falstaff (1893) was performed on 9 February 1893 at La Scala, Milan. It was largely based on The Merry Wives of Windsor, with material from Shakespeare's Henry IV, (Parts I and II) added.
Adapted as a stage play called Falstaff by Ian Ferguson in 1976, a combination of the "Falstaff" [2] scenes from Shakespeare’s plays Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Performances
1853: Selections from what is referred to as Henry IV were performed in The Lyceum by the Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society on 22 October, followed by The Spare Bed (Fox Cooper), An Unwarrantable Intrusion ( Morton).
1976: Falstaff (Shakespeare/Ferguson) performed by PACT (See details under Falstaff)
1984: Falstaff (Shakespeare/Ferguson) performed by CAPAB (See details under Falstaff)
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1976.
CAPAB theatre programme, 1984.
Henry IV by Luigi Priandello
Henry IV (or Henri IV) is an English title sometimes given to Enrico IV, a tragedy in three acts by Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)[3].
See Enrico IV
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