Grimaldi, or The Life of an Actress
Grimaldi, or The Life of an Actress is a drama in five acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[1].
Also found as Grimaldi, The Life of an Actress, Grimaldi, or Scenes in the Life of an Actress or Violet, or Scenes in the Life of an Actress.
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The original text
The play was based on the life of the actor Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837)[2] and was first performed at The Theatre, New Orleans, the National Theatre, Cincinnati, on September 24, 1855. in 1855, with Boucicault as Grimaldi.
Published by Samuel French, 1856 as Issue 159 of French's standard drama and no 444 of Dick's Standard Plays
Translations and adaptations
In 1914 the play was turned into a silent film Grimaldi[3] directed by Charles E. Vernon.
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed as The Life of an Actress in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 29 June, with Aunt Charlotte's Maid (Morton).
Sources
Dion Boucicault. Publisher Ardent Media, p. 129[4]
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Grimaldi.html?id=iO1MAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
https://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/item-images/pdf/F190278.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 340, 363-4.
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