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− | ''[[Bertram, or The Castle of St. Aldobrand]]'' is a five-act tragedy by Charles Robert Maturin (1782-1824). (Also referred to in some sources as "Rev. C. R. Maturin") | + | ''[[Bertram, or The Castle of St. Aldobrand]]'' is a five-act tragedy by Charles Robert Maturin (1782-1824)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Maturin]. (Also referred to in some sources as "Rev. C. R. Maturin") |
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1831: A production by the [[All the World's a Stage]] was apparently planned as part of the year's programme for the company in Cape Town, but apparently never took place that year. | 1831: A production by the [[All the World's a Stage]] was apparently planned as part of the year's programme for the company in Cape Town, but apparently never took place that year. | ||
− | 1833: A production in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] took place on 30 March, as benefit for [[Mrs Westcott]], with [[H. Booth]] as "Bertram" and [[Mrs Westcott]] as "Imogene". The afterpiece was ''[[The Sleeping Draught|The Sleeping Draught, or A Calf to be Killed]]'' ( | + | 1833: A production in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] took place on 30 March, as benefit for [[Mrs Westcott]], with [[H. Booth]] as "Bertram" and [[Mrs Westcott]] as "Imogene". The afterpiece was S. Penley's ''[[The Sleeping Draught|The Sleeping Draught, or A Calf to be Killed!!!]]'' (''sic''). |
− | 1837: A production in Cape Town by the [[English Amateur Company]] was planned for 11 September 1837, but for a number of reasons postponed a few times and finally performed 18 September 1837, in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with ''[[Past Ten O'clock and a Rainy Night]]''(Dibdin) as afterpiece. | + | 1837: A production in Cape Town by the [[Private Amateur Company]] (now referred to as the [[English Amateur Company]]) was planned for 11 September 1837, but for a number of reasons postponed a few times and finally performed 18 September 1837, in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with ''[[Past Ten O'clock and a Rainy Night]]'' (Dibdin) as afterpiece. |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/bertram-or-the-castle-of-st-aldobrand | http://www.answers.com/topic/bertram-or-the-castle-of-st-aldobrand | ||
− | Bosman, | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 207, 215, 225. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
Latest revision as of 05:50, 19 November 2016
Bertram, or The Castle of St. Aldobrand is a five-act tragedy by Charles Robert Maturin (1782-1824)[1]. (Also referred to in some sources as "Rev. C. R. Maturin")
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The original text
Produced in London at the Drury Lane Theatre, 1816. Published in London by John Murray, 1816.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1831: A production by the All the World's a Stage was apparently planned as part of the year's programme for the company in Cape Town, but apparently never took place that year.
1833: A production in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage took place on 30 March, as benefit for Mrs Westcott, with H. Booth as "Bertram" and Mrs Westcott as "Imogene". The afterpiece was S. Penley's The Sleeping Draught, or A Calf to be Killed!!! (sic).
1837: A production in Cape Town by the Private Amateur Company (now referred to as the English Amateur Company) was planned for 11 September 1837, but for a number of reasons postponed a few times and finally performed 18 September 1837, in the Cape Town Theatre, with Past Ten O'clock and a Rainy Night (Dibdin) as afterpiece.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Maturin
http://www.answers.com/topic/bertram-or-the-castle-of-st-aldobrand
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 207, 215, 225.
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