Le Chien de Montargis, ou la Forêt de Bondy
Le Chien de Montargis, ou la Forêt de Bondy is a French melodrama by René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt ()[].
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Based on the tale of Robert Macaire and his trial-by-combat with a dog, the play premiered on 18 June 1814 as Le Chien de Montargis, ou la Forêt de Bondy, mélodrame historique en trois actes et à grand spectacle at the Parisian Théâtre de la Gaîté on Boulevard du Temple, produced and directed by De Pixérécourt. It ran uninterrupted run in the Théâtre de la Gaîté's repertoire until 1834.
Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted into English by various authors, including
The Dog of Montargis, or Murder in the Wood by
The Dog of Montargis, or The Forest of Bondy, a two-act adaptation by William Barrymore. Barrymore's version was originally titled Murder Will Out, but the alternate title of The Dog of Montargis, or The Forest of Bondy would become the more commonly used. First performed in London on 30 September 1814 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dog_of_Montarges
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.79 and 90
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