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| + | ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by William Henry Murray (1790-1852)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Murray]. | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | Said to be "from the French" (perhaps a version of the ''[[Le Déserteur]]'' , a opéra comique by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and Michel-Jean Sedaine, 1769), the English play was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh in 1831. Nine editions of the text were published between 1830 and 1861, including versions by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (as Volume 738 of Lacy's acting edition) and by [[Samuel French]]. | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | + | == Performance history in South Africa == | |
| − | + | 1861: Performed as ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' by the [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 November, with ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' (Fitzball). The evening a Benefit for [[Mr Bland]]. | |
| + | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Dominique_the_Deserter_Or_The_Gentleman.html?id=B16fjgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y | |
| − | + | http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83021552/ | |
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.100 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:55, 2 September 2019
Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black is a comic drama in two acts by William Henry Murray (1790-1852)[1].
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The original text
Said to be "from the French" (perhaps a version of the Le Déserteur , a opéra comique by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and Michel-Jean Sedaine, 1769), the English play was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh in 1831. Nine editions of the text were published between 1830 and 1861, including versions by Thomas Hailes Lacy (as Volume 738 of Lacy's acting edition) and by Samuel French.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black by the Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 14 November, with The Momentous Question (Fitzball). The evening a Benefit for Mr Bland.
Sources
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83021552/
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.100
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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