Difference between revisions of "Deborah"
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| + | Besides many other theatrical works based on ''Ivanhoe'', there were a number of English versions of Mosenthal's play. | ||
| − | + | '''''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]''''' by Augustin Daly ()[] was the first English version. Originally performed in New York in 1862, followed by a run in the Adelphi Theatre, London during 1863-4, it became immensely popular. (Also found as ''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'' or simply '''''[[Leah]]'''''). | |
| − | + | Two other versions of the Mosenthal play opened in 1864: ''[[Deborah, or The Jewish Outcast]]'', written by an unnamed author, opened at the Grecian Theatre, Hoxton, in February while ''[[Deborah, the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrong!]]'' by Charles Smith Cheltnam ()[], opened at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Waterloo in July. | |
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Nadia Valman. 2007. ''The Jewess in Nineteenth-Century British Literary Culture'', Cambridge University Press: p.34-39[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Qcm38iPJyMkC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=Leah+the+Forsaken,+or+The+Jewish+Maiden%27s+Wrongs+is+a+play+by+Augustine+Daly&source=bl&ots=F6ke52AQRx&sig=ACfU3U2NlOZ_uCiCQdipR7MLI0xgRPOTew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbsda7oK7nAhVJ1hoKHSoFBo4Q6AEwAXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Leah%20the%20Forsaken%2C%20or%20The%20Jewish%20Maiden's%20Wrongs%20is%20a%20play%20by%20Augustine%20Daly&f=false] | Nadia Valman. 2007. ''The Jewess in Nineteenth-Century British Literary Culture'', Cambridge University Press: p.34-39[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Qcm38iPJyMkC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=Leah+the+Forsaken,+or+The+Jewish+Maiden%27s+Wrongs+is+a+play+by+Augustine+Daly&source=bl&ots=F6ke52AQRx&sig=ACfU3U2NlOZ_uCiCQdipR7MLI0xgRPOTew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbsda7oK7nAhVJ1hoKHSoFBo4Q6AEwAXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Leah%20the%20Forsaken%2C%20or%20The%20Jewish%20Maiden's%20Wrongs%20is%20a%20play%20by%20Augustine%20Daly&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 31 January 2020
Deborah is a German play by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal ()[]
The original text
Based on a theme in Sir Walter Scott's famous novel Ivanhoe), Mosenthal's version was first performed in Vienna in 1849.
Translations and adaptations
Besides many other theatrical works based on Ivanhoe, there were a number of English versions of Mosenthal's play.
Leah, the Forsaken by Augustin Daly ()[] was the first English version. Originally performed in New York in 1862, followed by a run in the Adelphi Theatre, London during 1863-4, it became immensely popular. (Also found as Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs or simply Leah).
Two other versions of the Mosenthal play opened in 1864: Deborah, or The Jewish Outcast, written by an unnamed author, opened at the Grecian Theatre, Hoxton, in February while Deborah, the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrong! by Charles Smith Cheltnam ()[], opened at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Waterloo in July.
Nadia Valman. 2007. The Jewess in Nineteenth-Century British Literary Culture, Cambridge University Press: p.34-39[1]
