The Painter and His Model
The Painter and His Model is an operetta by an unknown author.
Not to be confused with the art work The Painter and His Model by Henri Matisse (painted late 1916, early 1917) or the 1928 Cubist work of the same name by Pablo Picasso.
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The original text
Nothing is currently know of either the work or of the author, except the form ("operatta") and the fact that was presumably written and composed in the 1860s.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867-9: According to F.C.L. Bosman (1980: p. 244) this was one of the works was performed by the Poussard-Bailey Company as part of their repertoire during their 15 month long tour throughout the country. He mentions one performance of The Painter and his Model in the Commercial Exchange, Cape Town, during the second Cape Town season which extended from June to August. Other theatrical works in the repertoire included In Love with a Waltz (Moriot) and The Fancy Ball (Anon.).
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.244-5,
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