Arthur, ou Seize Ans Après

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Arthur, ou Seize Ans Après is a drame-vaudeville in two acts by Charles Dupeuty (1798–1865)[1], Louis-Marie Fontan (1801–1839)[2], and Gustave Robillard d'Avrigny ()[], with music composed by Joseph-Denis Doche.


First performed in Paris at the Théâtre National du Vaudeville, on 12 April, 1838, and published the same year.

Translated into Dutch as Arthur, of Zestien Jaren Later by J.H. Burlage and published in Amsterdam in 1838.


1878: Performed by Aurora II on 14 May in the Athenaeum Hall (in Nieuw Street, belonged to Mr Hutchinson).

Full transcribed text of the French original, The Internet Archive[3]

Facsimile version of the French text, Google E-book[4]

(Source: Bosman, F.C.L., Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. 1980).


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