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| − | ''[[Dido, the Celebrated Widow]]'' is an [[burlesque]] by Francis Cowley Burnand (1836–1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._C._Burnand]
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | First performed as ''[[Dido, the Celebrated Widow]]'' in London at St James's Theatre, on 11 February, 1860, and later acted as ''[[The Widow Dido]]'' at the Royalty Theatre on 20 November, 1865. Published by T.H. Lacy in 1865.
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| − | This was most probably the text performed a number of times in Cape Town during the 1860-1861 season under the title '''''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]''''' and termed a "Grand Musical, Classical and Picturesque Extravaganza in One Act by Burnand" .
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1860: Performed as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 25 November, with ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and a musical interlude by the brass orchestra of the [[59th Regiment]]. Announced as a "Grand Musical, Classical and Picturesque Extravaganza in One Act" by "Burnand".
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| − | 1860: Performed as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 3 December with ''[[Who Do You Take Me For?]]'' (Morton).
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| − | 1860: Performed as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 17 and 20 December with ''[[The Little Treasure and The Hundred Pound Note]]'' (Peake). The first performance was done as a benefit for Mrs Delmaine.
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| − | 1860: Performed as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' again, by special request, in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 27 December with ''[[The Happy Man]]'' (Lover).
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| − | 1861: Performed as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 10 January with ''[[Fra Diavolo, or The Beauty and the Brigands]]'' and ''[[A Night at Notting Hill]]'' (Yates and Harrington).
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| − | 1861: Performed as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'', as part of "grand gala night" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 23 February, with ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Laura Monros-Gaspar (ed). 2015. ''Victorian Classical Burlesques: A Critical Anthology''. Bloomsbury Publishing[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=faj2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT62&dq=Dido,+the+Celebrated+Widow&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG8LDQpIjWAhXCDsAKHWhqDPAQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=Dido%2C%20the%20Celebrated%20Widow&f=false]
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| − | Reprint of the Lacy's acting edition of 1865, [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=1T47AQAAMAAJ&q=Francis+Cowley+Burnand+Dido,+the+Celebrated+Widow&dq=Francis+Cowley+Burnand+Dido,+the+Celebrated+Widow&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCxqXxqIjWAhXrIcAKHX5WAHgQ6AEIJjAA]
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._C._Burnand
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.155-9
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