Le Mariage d'Orgueil

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Le Mariage d'Orgueil (lit. "The wedding of pride") is a French comédie vaudeville in two acts by Adolphe d'Ennery (1811-1899)[1].

The original text

First performed at the Théâtre National du Vaudeville, Paris, 23 March 1838. Printed in Paris by Dondey-Dupré (date unknown) and by Marchant, 1838.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted and translated into English as A Wonderful Woman (also known as The Marquis and Cobbler) by Charles Dance (1794-1863)[2]. Also known as The Wonderful Woman or by joint title: The Wonderful Woman, or The Marquis and The Cobbler

Performance history in South Africa

1860: Performed as A Wonderful Woman by Charles Fraser and his "Thespian Company" in the Simons Town Theatre on 15 April. Also performed were a play called The Croaker, or The Business of Human Life (no author given) was and songs sung as intermezzo.

1877: Performed as The Wonderful Woman (and wrongly attributed to "Geo. Dance" by Bosman, 1980) in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 5 September, with Peep O' Day (Jerrold). A benefit performance for Georgina Robinson and W. Foulis.

1877: Performed as The Wonderful Woman in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 6 September, with Black-Eyed Susan (Jerrold).

Sources

Facsimile version of the Dondey-Dupré published French text, The Internet Archive[[3]]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_d%27Ennery

http://childperformers.ca/biographies/rosina-shaw/#_edn19

http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/2nd-june-1849/10/mr-charles-dance-has-worked-with-considerable-tact

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright)

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

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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