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''[[La Pie Voleuse, ou La Servante de Palaiseau]]'' is a melodrama ("mélodrame historique" ) in 3 acts by  by  Louis-Charles Caigniez and Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny.  
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''[[La Pie Voleuse, ou La Servante de Palaiseau]]'' ("The thieving magpie or the servant from Palaiseau") is a melodrama ("mélodrame historique" ) in 3 acts by  by  Louis-Charles Caigniez (1762-1842)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Charles_Caigniez] and Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny (1786-1866)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_Baudouin_d%27Aubigny].  
  
Also found simply as ''[[La Pie Voleuse]]''
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Also found simply as '''''[[La Pie Voleuse]]'''''
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Translations and adaptations ==
 
== Translations and adaptations ==
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The play appears to have been very popular and there appear to have been various other translations and adaptations of it around in the early 1800s, including:
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===''[[The Magpie , or The Maid?]]''===
  
 
Translated and adapted as '''''[[The Magpie , or The Maid?]]''''' from the French by Isaac Pocock (1782–1835)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock] and first performed in September 15, 1815, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It was first printed in 1815 by John Miller and a second edition appeared in 1816.
 
Translated and adapted as '''''[[The Magpie , or The Maid?]]''''' from the French by Isaac Pocock (1782–1835)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock] and first performed in September 15, 1815, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It was first printed in 1815 by John Miller and a second edition appeared in 1816.
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Also found under the titles ''[[Magpie or the Maid]]'', ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!]]''.
 
Also found under the titles ''[[Magpie or the Maid]]'', ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!]]''.
  
There appear to have been various other translations around in the early 1800s, including a version called ''[[The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau]]'' by Arnold, favoured by the comedian W. Oxberry (1822).  
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===''[[The Magpie, or The Maid of Palaiseau]]''===
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There are two versions of the play called ''[[The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau]]'': one by Arnold, favoured by the comedian W. Oxberry (published in Boston by Wells and Lilly, 1822) and one attributed to Thomas Cooke (1782-1848), published by John Murray, 1815 - though this may simply have been the Pocock version.
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=== ''[[La Gazza Ladra]]''===
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''[[La Gazza Ladra]]'' ("The Thieving Magpie") is a ''melodramma'' or ''opera semiseria'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini.  Based on ''[[La Pie Voleuse]]'', it was first performed at La Scala, Milan,  on 31 May 1817. Published by Giacomo Pirola, 1823.
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===''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon!]]'' ===
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The melodramma ''[[La Gazza Ladra]]'' was adapted as a "[[burlesque]] [[burletta]]" (in verse) called ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon!]]'' by Henry James Byron (1835–1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron]. (Also called ''[[The Maid and The Magpie Travestie]]'' in the text)
  
The French play was also the source for Giovanni Gherardini's libretto for Rossini's opera ''La gazza ladra'' (1817).
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First performed on October 11, 1858 at the Strand Theatre, London. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1859.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1832: Performed in English on 9 June 1832 by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the title ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!]]'' (Pocock), announced as a "new domestic melodrama" by the company. (Bosman, 1928: p221-2). It was accompanied by ''[[The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man]]'' (O'Callaghan) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso|Bombastes Furioso, or The King of Utopia]]'' (Rhodes).  
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1832: Performed in English on 9 June 1832 by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the title ''[[The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!]]'' (Pocock), announced as a "new domestic melodrama" by the company (Bosman, 1928: p221-2). It was accompanied by ''[[The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man]]'' (O'Callaghan) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso|Bombastes Furioso, or The King of Utopia]]'' (Rhodes).  
  
1835: Performed in English as ''[[The Magpie , or The Maid?]]'' as a benefit performance for [[Mrs Westcott]] in the Cape Town on 8 October 1835 by the [[Garrison Players]], with ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'' (Kenney) as afterpiece.
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1835: Performed in English as ''[[The Magpie, or The Maid?]]'' as a benefit performance for [[Mrs Westcott]] in the Cape Town on 8 October 1835 by the [[Garrison Players]], with ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'' (Kenney) as afterpiece.
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1860: Performed as the "burlesque burletta" ''[[The Maid and The Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon]]'' (Byron) in the [[Theatre Royal]] Cape Town by the [[Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 22 August and 15 September, with ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and  songs and dances by [[Lizzie Powell|Miss Powell]]. Led by [[Sefton Parry]], amateur company included the amateur comedian [[Murphy]] as well as the professional performers [[Mrs Parry]], [[Mrs Delmaine]] and [[Miss Powell]].
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Facsimile version if the French text, ''Bibliothèque Nationale de France  
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Facsimile version of the French text of ''La Pie Voleuse, ou La Servante de Palaiseau'', ''Bibliothèque Nationale de France
 
''[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k114510d]
 
''[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k114510d]
  
Facsimile version if the English text, ''The Internet Archive''[http://archive.org/details/magpieormaidmelo00pocorich]
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Facsimile version of the original text of ''La Gazza Ladra'', Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=XNhUAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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Facsimile version of the 1859 text of ''The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon!'', Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=XNhUAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Charles_Caigniez
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_Baudouin_d%27Aubigny
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron
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Facsimile version of ''The Magpie, or The Maid'', ''The Internet Archive''[http://archive.org/details/magpieormaidmelo00pocorich]
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18429390?selectedversion=NBD4352547
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Facsimile version of ''[[The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau]]'',  ''The Internet Archive''[https://archive.org/details/magpieormaidofpa00caig]
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operas_by_Rossini
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operas_by_Rossini

Revision as of 06:32, 2 September 2017

La Pie Voleuse, ou La Servante de Palaiseau ("The thieving magpie or the servant from Palaiseau") is a melodrama ("mélodrame historique" ) in 3 acts by by Louis-Charles Caigniez (1762-1842)[1] and Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny (1786-1866)[2].

Also found simply as La Pie Voleuse

The original text

First performed in the Théâtre de la Porte St.-Martin on 29 April, 1815, and the text published by Barba (Paris) in 1815.

Translations and adaptations

The play appears to have been very popular and there appear to have been various other translations and adaptations of it around in the early 1800s, including:

The Magpie , or The Maid?

Translated and adapted as The Magpie , or The Maid? from the French by Isaac Pocock (1782–1835)[3] and first performed in September 15, 1815, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It was first printed in 1815 by John Miller and a second edition appeared in 1816.

Also found under the titles Magpie or the Maid, The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!!.

The Magpie, or The Maid of Palaiseau

There are two versions of the play called The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau: one by Arnold, favoured by the comedian W. Oxberry (published in Boston by Wells and Lilly, 1822) and one attributed to Thomas Cooke (1782-1848), published by John Murray, 1815 - though this may simply have been the Pocock version.

La Gazza Ladra

La Gazza Ladra ("The Thieving Magpie") is a melodramma or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini. Based on La Pie Voleuse, it was first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 31 May 1817. Published by Giacomo Pirola, 1823.

The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon!

The melodramma La Gazza Ladra was adapted as a "burlesque burletta" (in verse) called The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon! by Henry James Byron (1835–1884)[4]. (Also called The Maid and The Magpie Travestie in the text)

First performed on October 11, 1858 at the Strand Theatre, London. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1859.

Performance history in South Africa

1832: Performed in English on 9 June 1832 by All the World's a Stage under the title The Maid and the Magpie, or Who's the Thief!!! (Pocock), announced as a "new domestic melodrama" by the company (Bosman, 1928: p221-2). It was accompanied by The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man (O'Callaghan) and Bombastes Furioso, or The King of Utopia (Rhodes).

1835: Performed in English as The Magpie, or The Maid? as a benefit performance for Mrs Westcott in the Cape Town on 8 October 1835 by the Garrison Players, with Love, Law and Physic (Kenney) as afterpiece.

1860: Performed as the "burlesque burletta" The Maid and The Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon (Byron) in the Theatre Royal Cape Town by the Alfred Dramatic Club on 22 August and 15 September, with The Irish Tutor (Butler) and songs and dances by Miss Powell. Led by Sefton Parry, amateur company included the amateur comedian Murphy as well as the professional performers Mrs Parry, Mrs Delmaine and Miss Powell. cccccc

Sources

Facsimile version of the French text of La Pie Voleuse, ou La Servante de Palaiseau, Bibliothèque Nationale de France [5]

Facsimile version of the original text of La Gazza Ladra, Google E-book[6]

Facsimile version of the 1859 text of The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon!, Google E-book[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Charles_Caigniez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_Baudouin_d%27Aubigny

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

Facsimile version of The Magpie, or The Maid, The Internet Archive[8]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18429390?selectedversion=NBD4352547

Facsimile version of The Magpie; Or, the Maid of Palaiseau, The Internet Archive[9]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operas_by_Rossini

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [10]: pp.195, 221-2,

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