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''[[Heroes]]'' is a comedy in three acts by Conway Edwardes (?-1880)[]. | ''[[Heroes]]'' is a comedy in three acts by Conway Edwardes (?-1880)[]. | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | First performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, on 20 November, 1876 and in London at the Royal Aquarium Theatre on 10 January, 1877. Published in London and New York by Samuel French (probably 1877). | |
| − | Published in London by Samuel French | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 15 July, with a song by [[Miss Wynne]] and a performance of ''[[Andy Blake, or The Irish Diamond]]'' (Boucicault). The evening a "Grand Complimentary Benefit" for [[Captain Roebuck]]. | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 15 July, with a song by [[Miss Wynne]] and a performance of ''[[Andy Blake, or The Irish Diamond]]'' (Boucicault). The evening a "Grand Complimentary Benefit" for [[Captain Roebuck]]. | ||
| − | 1878: Performed again by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 17 July, this time with ''[[Poppleton's Predicaments]]'' (Roe) | + | 1878: Performed again by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 17 July, this time with ''[[Poppleton's Predicaments]]'' (Roe) |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | Facsimile version of the 1877 Samuel French edition, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035137671&view=1up&seq=1] | ||
"Conway Edwardes", [[The Online Books Page]][https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Edwardes%2C%20Conway%2C%20%2D1880] | "Conway Edwardes", [[The Online Books Page]][https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Edwardes%2C%20Conway%2C%20%2D1880] | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | ''[[Heroes]]'' is a translation and adaptation into English by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard] of ''[[Le Vent Des Peupliers]]'' (2003) by Gérald Sibleyras ()[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Sibleyras] | ||
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| + | '''''See the entry on ''[[Le Vent Des Peupliers]]''''' | ||
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:15, 3 April 2020
Heroes is the title of a few plays.
Contents
Heroes by Conway Edwardes (1877)
Heroes is a comedy in three acts by Conway Edwardes (?-1880)[].
The original text
First performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, on 20 November, 1876 and in London at the Royal Aquarium Theatre on 10 January, 1877. Published in London and New York by Samuel French (probably 1877).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 15 July, with a song by Miss Wynne and a performance of Andy Blake, or The Irish Diamond (Boucicault). The evening a "Grand Complimentary Benefit" for Captain Roebuck.
1878: Performed again by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 17 July, this time with Poppleton's Predicaments (Roe)
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1877 Samuel French edition, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
"Conway Edwardes", The Online Books Page[2]
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 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.371
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Heroes by Tom Stoppard (2005)
Heroes is a translation and adaptation into English by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[3] of Le Vent Des Peupliers (2003) by Gérald Sibleyras ()[4]
See the entry on Le Vent Des Peupliers
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