Faust et Marguerite

Faust et Marguerite is a "drame fantastique" in three acts and 4 tableaux, by Michel Carré (1819-1872) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

The original text

First performed and published in Paris, 1850(?)

Translations and adaptations

Adapted and translated into English as Faust and Marguerite, romantic drama in three acts, by T. W. Robertson (1829-1871). Published in London by Samuel French, [187-?]),

Faust and Marguerite, played at the Princess's Theatre in April, 1854

Performance history in South Africa

1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre on 17 July as Faust and Marguerite by Disney Roebuck and his company, with The Area Belle ().

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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