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| − | + | ''[[Le Pèlerin Blanc, ou Les Orphelins du Hameau]]'' ("The White Pilgrim, or the Children of the Village") is a melodrama in two acts by René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Charles_Guilbert_de_Pix%C3%A9r%C3%A9court] (1773-1844). | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | First performed to great success in the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, April 1801 and published in Paris in the same year. | |
| + | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
| − | + | Translated into English as '''''[[The Wandering Boys, or The Castle of Olival]]''''' by John Kerr (fl. 1814-1834). | |
| − | + | Also referred to simply as ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' on occasion. | |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1818: Performed simply as ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] and [[Mr Cooke]] and his company, on 25 July, with as afterpiece ''[[The Mock Doctor]]'' (Fielding) | 1818: Performed simply as ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] and [[Mr Cooke]] and his company, on 25 July, with as afterpiece ''[[The Mock Doctor]]'' (Fielding) | ||
| − | 1818: Performed as ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] and [[Mr Cooke]] and his company, on 26 September 1818, with as afterpiece ''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' (Pocock). Also included ''The | + | 1818: Performed as ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] and [[Mr Cooke]] and his company, on 26 September 1818, with as afterpiece ''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' (Pocock). Also included two songs sung by [[Mr Pitt]] and "The Bird Duet" ( from Dibdin's comic opera ''[[The Cabinet]]'', with music by J. Braham), sung by [[Mr Cooke]] and [[Mrs Cooke]]. This was a [[Benefit Performance]] for [[Mrs Cooke]], one of the players. |
| − | 1845: Performed in the [[Roeland Street Theatre]], Cape Town on 17 July by [[All the World's a Stage]], with [[The Queer Subject]] (Coyne) as afterpiece. | + | 1845: Performed under its full title in the [[Roeland Street Theatre]], Cape Town on 17 July by [[All the World's a Stage]], with ''[[The Queer Subject]]'' (Coyne) as afterpiece. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Allardyce Nicoll A History of Early Nineteenth Centry Drama Volume II 1800-1850 p. 6[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=D2s3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Pixerecourt's+The+Wandering+Boys&source=bl&ots=Rm_dR68mmU&sig=uRLJJPGK-QT7yRorJjQbg2VJXTs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I6uBUrK3FIjwhQe1xIGgBA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Pixerecourt's%20The%20Wandering%20Boys&f=false] | + | Allardyce Nicoll ''A History of Early Nineteenth Centry Drama Volume'' II 1800-1850 p. 6[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=D2s3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Pixerecourt's+The+Wandering+Boys&source=bl&ots=Rm_dR68mmU&sig=uRLJJPGK-QT7yRorJjQbg2VJXTs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I6uBUrK3FIjwhQe1xIGgBA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Pixerecourt's%20The%20Wandering%20Boys&f=false] |
| − | [[F.C.L. | + | [[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. 154-5, 413-4 |
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Latest revision as of 04:27, 25 July 2017
Le Pèlerin Blanc, ou Les Orphelins du Hameau ("The White Pilgrim, or the Children of the Village") is a melodrama in two acts by René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt[1] (1773-1844).
Contents
The original text
First performed to great success in the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, April 1801 and published in Paris in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Wandering Boys, or The Castle of Olival by John Kerr (fl. 1814-1834).
Also referred to simply as The Wandering Boys on occasion.
Performance history in South Africa
1818: Performed simply as The Wandering Boys in the African Theatre by the Gentlemen Amateurs and Mr Cooke and his company, on 25 July, with as afterpiece The Mock Doctor (Fielding)
1818: Performed as The Wandering Boys in the African Theatre by the Gentlemen Amateurs and Mr Cooke and his company, on 26 September 1818, with as afterpiece The Miller and his Men (Pocock). Also included two songs sung by Mr Pitt and "The Bird Duet" ( from Dibdin's comic opera The Cabinet, with music by J. Braham), sung by Mr Cooke and Mrs Cooke. This was a Benefit Performance for Mrs Cooke, one of the players.
1845: Performed under its full title in the Roeland Street Theatre, Cape Town on 17 July by All the World's a Stage, with The Queer Subject (Coyne) as afterpiece.
Sources
Allardyce Nicoll A History of Early Nineteenth Centry Drama Volume II 1800-1850 p. 6[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 154-5, 413-4
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
