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''[[Abdullah]]'' is a comic opera by Oscar Weil (1839/40?-1921)[].   
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''[[Abdullah]]'' is a comic opera by Oscar Weil (1839/40?-1921)[http://www.jmaw.org/oscar-weil-san-francisco/].   
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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No such text can be found to date, but it may conceivably have been a pirated/adapted version of ''[[The Seraglio]]'',  a comic opera in two acts by Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)[], which features a character called "Abdallah".
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1885: Billed as "an extravaganza" based on Weil’s comic opera, it was performed at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town , produced by Mr [[H.C. Sidney]] and partner Mr [[H.J. Fiedler]] during 1885.
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1885: Billed as "an extravaganza"  it was performed at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, produced by Mr [[H.C. Sidney]] and partner Mr [[H.J. Fiedler]] during the course of the year.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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http://www.jmaw.org/oscar-weil-san-francisco/
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[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 381.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 14 June 2019

Abdullah is a comic opera by Oscar Weil (1839/40?-1921)[1].

The original text

No such text can be found to date, but it may conceivably have been a pirated/adapted version of The Seraglio, a comic opera in two acts by Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)[], which features a character called "Abdallah".

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1885: Billed as "an extravaganza" it was performed at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, produced by Mr H.C. Sidney and partner Mr H.J. Fiedler during the course of the year.

Sources

http://www.jmaw.org/oscar-weil-san-francisco/

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 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 381.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page