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''[[Frederick of Prussia, or The Monarch and the Mimic]]'' is a burletta in one act  by Charles Selby
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''[[Frederick of Prussia, or The Monarch and the Mimic]]'' is a burletta in one act  by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Selby]
  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
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First produced at the Queen's Theatre, London, as ''[[The King of Prussia]]'' on 24 July, 1837. Published in the same year as ''[[Frederick of Prussia, or The Monarch and the Mimic]]'' by Dicks No 423, also by T.H. Lacy/French's acting edition No 478 and Duncombe, as no XXVII.  
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First produced at the Queen's Theatre, London, as ''[[The King of Prussia]]'' on 24 July, 1837. Published in the same year as ''[[Frederick of Prussia, or The Monarch and the Mimic]]'' by Duncombe (no XXVII) in London. Later also editions by Dicks (No 423) and T.H. Lacy/S.French (French's acting edition No 478).
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1859: Performed by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] and other amateurs,  as part of the [[Great Volunteers Parade]] in Durbanville, Cape Town, on 6 October, with ''[[Whitebait at Greenwich]]''  (Morton).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
CUP Archive. (nd). ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'', p.388[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA388&lpg=PA388&dq=Frederick+of+Prussia,+or+The+Monarch+and+the+Mimic+by+Selby&source=bl&ots=kdgULowd2v&sig=jDM7jxCFhr37FD4xsCdhheNMgiI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmgJv6-b3bAhVFJMAKHZ52CwEQ6AEIOzAG#v=onepage&q=Frederick%20of%20Prussia%2C%20or%20The%20Monarch%20and%20the%20Mimic%20by%20Selby&f=false]
 
CUP Archive. (nd). ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'', p.388[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA388&lpg=PA388&dq=Frederick+of+Prussia,+or+The+Monarch+and+the+Mimic+by+Selby&source=bl&ots=kdgULowd2v&sig=jDM7jxCFhr37FD4xsCdhheNMgiI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmgJv6-b3bAhVFJMAKHZ52CwEQ6AEIOzAG#v=onepage&q=Frederick%20of%20Prussia%2C%20or%20The%20Monarch%20and%20the%20Mimic%20by%20Selby&f=false]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Selby
  
 
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Frederick_of_Prussia_Or_The_Monarch_and.html?id=tWcotQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
 
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Frederick_of_Prussia_Or_The_Monarch_and.html?id=tWcotQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  
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[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.145,  
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
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[[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.
 
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
 
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[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
 
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[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]],  1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
 
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[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
 
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[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
 
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[[Sydney Paul Gosher]].  1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
 
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[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
 
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[[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.
 
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[[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
 
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[[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0012.php], pp.
 
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[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
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[[Ingmar Koch]]. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, ''Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans''. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember)[http://www.savn.org.za/images/stories/documents/TNA/TNA%2019972.pdf]
 
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[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
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[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
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[[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
 
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Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=Le+Bal+Masqu%C3%A9+Arthur+H.+Ward&source=bl&ots=j085voK1qt&sig=LGxx1zWIPYzXgxyp-fvQSpGG8vM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFsaPmkITaAhXJ7xQKHVePC1kQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=Le%20Bal%20Masqu%C3%A9%20Arthur%20H.%20Ward&f=false]
 
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Revision as of 05:33, 9 January 2020

Frederick of Prussia, or The Monarch and the Mimic is a burletta in one act by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[1]


The original text

First produced at the Queen's Theatre, London, as The King of Prussia on 24 July, 1837. Published in the same year as Frederick of Prussia, or The Monarch and the Mimic by Duncombe (no XXVII) in London. Later also editions by Dicks (No 423) and T.H. Lacy/S.French (French's acting edition No 478).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1859: Performed by the Cape Town Dramatic Club and other amateurs, as part of the Great Volunteers Parade in Durbanville, Cape Town, on 6 October, with Whitebait at Greenwich (Morton).

Sources

CUP Archive. (nd). A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, p.388[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Selby

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Frederick_of_Prussia_Or_The_Monarch_and.html?id=tWcotQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.145,

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