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| − | + | ''[[Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York]]'' is called a "Chivalric Play in Three Acts" and is by W. T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], with music by Hughes, | |
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| + | Based on the popular novel ''[[Ivanhoe]]'' by Sir Walter Scott[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott], this stage adaptation was first produced on 24 January 1820 at the Coburg Theatre, London, and published in the same year. | ||
It was one of several plays that were quickly created shortly after the publication of Scott's popular novel in 1819. Moncrieff's play appears under a number of names in various publications, including: | It was one of several plays that were quickly created shortly after the publication of Scott's popular novel in 1819. Moncrieff's play appears under a number of names in various publications, including: | ||
| − | ''Ivanhoe! or, The Jewess''; ''Ivanhoe; or, The Jewess''; and | + | ''[[Ivanhoe! or, The Jewess]]''; ''[[Ivanhoe; or, The Jewess]]''; and |
| − | ''Ivanhoe, or, The Jew of York'' and the | + | ''[[Ivanhoe, or, The Jew of York]]'' and the title under which it first appeared in South Africa: ''[[Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York]]'' |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1824: Produced on 17 June by the [[English Theatricals]] in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town as ''[[Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York]]'' , with ''[[Who's the Dupe?]]'' (Cowley) as afterpiece. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 25 October 2016
Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York is called a "Chivalric Play in Three Acts" and is by W. T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], with music by Hughes,
Based on the popular novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott[1], this stage adaptation was first produced on 24 January 1820 at the Coburg Theatre, London, and published in the same year.
It was one of several plays that were quickly created shortly after the publication of Scott's popular novel in 1819. Moncrieff's play appears under a number of names in various publications, including:
Ivanhoe! or, The Jewess; Ivanhoe; or, The Jewess; and Ivanhoe, or, The Jew of York and the title under which it first appeared in South Africa: Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York
Performance history in South Africa
1824: Produced on 17 June by the English Theatricals in the African Theatre, Cape Town as Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York , with Who's the Dupe? (Cowley) as afterpiece.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott
Bosman, 1928: pp. 199
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