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''[[Les Deux Orphelines]]'' ("The two orphans") is a historical play in five acts by Adolphe d'Ennery (1811-1899)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_d%27Ennery] and Eugène Cormon (1811-1903)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Cormon]
 
''[[Les Deux Orphelines]]'' ("The two orphans") is a historical play in five acts by Adolphe d'Ennery (1811-1899)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_d%27Ennery] and Eugène Cormon (1811-1903)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Cormon]
  
Also known as ''[[Les Soeurs Gérard]]'' (''[[The Gérard Sisters]]'')
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Also known as ''[[Les Soeurs Gérard]]'' (''[[The Gérard Sisters]]'') or even as ''[[Motherless]]'' in one adapted English version.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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Translated into English as '''''[[The Two Orphans]]''''' by J. Oxenford (John Oxenford, 1812-1877[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oxenford]) was first produced at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, (under Mr. Henry Neville's management) September 14, 1874 and published by Samuel French in the 1870s. It is styled "a drama, in eight tableaux, divided into six acts". This is probably the version used in South Africa by [[Disney Roebuck]] and [[The Wheelers]].  
 
Translated into English as '''''[[The Two Orphans]]''''' by J. Oxenford (John Oxenford, 1812-1877[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oxenford]) was first produced at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, (under Mr. Henry Neville's management) September 14, 1874 and published by Samuel French in the 1870s. It is styled "a drama, in eight tableaux, divided into six acts". This is probably the version used in South Africa by [[Disney Roebuck]] and [[The Wheelers]].  
  
Another English version,  also translated as '''''[[The Two Orphans]]''''', by N. Hart Jackson opened in the United States at A.M. Palmer's Union Square Theatre on December 21, 1874 and became a popular melodrama in the USA. It appears the play ''[[Motherless]]'' may have been another English adaptation - one also filmed in 1909. 
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Another English version,  also translated as '''''[[The Two Orphans]]''''', by N. Hart Jackson opened in the United States at A.M. Palmer's Union Square Theatre on December 21, 1874 and became a popular melodrama in the USA.  
  
The play was also turned into many other works, including an 1877 novel written by the same authors, an 1878 Portuguese opera and was performed the Moscow Art Theatre in 1927 by Constantin Stanislavski as ''[[The Gérard Sisters]]'' (''[[Les Soeurs Gérard]]''). The play was filmed at least four times during the silent film era, including ''[[Motherless]]'' (1909)
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It appears the play may have also have been adapted under the title  '''''[[Motherless]]''''' (circa 1910-15), by an unnamed author.   
and D.W. Griffith's 1921 film ''[[Orphans of the Storm]]''. Another was Les deux orphelines
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The play was also turned into many other works, including an 1877 novel written by the same authors, an 1878 Portuguese opera and was performed the Moscow Art Theatre in 1927 by Constantin Stanislavski as ''[[The Gérard Sisters]]'' (''[[Les Soeurs Gérard]]''). The play/novel was filmed at least four times during the silent film era, including a version by Georges Monca for Pathé (1909, released in the USA with the title, ''[[Motherless]]'' in 1910) and ''[[Orphans of the Storm]]'' by D.W. Griffith (1921).
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
1876: Performed as ''[[The Two Orphans]]'' (the six-act Oxenford version) in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 6, 7 and 9 November, as a farewell benefit for [[Hilda Temple]].   
 
1876: Performed as ''[[The Two Orphans]]'' (the six-act Oxenford version) in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 6, 7 and 9 November, as a farewell benefit for [[Hilda Temple]].   
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1878: Performed as ''[[The Two Orphans]]'' (the six-act Oxenford version) in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 20, 23 and 31 May, and again on 20 June (this last performance accompanied by a performance by the local dance troupe "[[The Grotesques]]").
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1884: Performed in English as ''[[Two Orphans]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, under the management of [[Henry Harper]], as part of a series of plays put on by a company led by [[H.C. Sidney]].
  
 
1887: The play was performed in English as ''[[Two Orphans]]'' and formed part of the repertoire of  the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] when they played in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town during  April and May. Probably directed by [[Sutton Vane]].
 
1887: The play was performed in English as ''[[Two Orphans]]'' and formed part of the repertoire of  the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] when they played in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town during  April and May. Probably directed by [[Sutton Vane]].
  
1914: A play called ''[[Motherless]]'' was performed
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1914: A play called ''[[Motherless]]'' was performed at the [[Palladium Theatre]] in Johannesburg by the [[London Repertoire Co.]], with a cast including [[Hilda Attenboro]]. Though it is likely that this was a new English version of ''[[Les Deux Orphelines]]'', it may also have been a version of Heinrich von Kleist's ''[[Der Findling]]'' (''[[The Foundling]]'' or  ''[[Motherless Waif]]'' in English).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|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. 384
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 343, 347, 368-9, 378, 384
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''New Zealand Herald'', 16 October 1915
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''NZ Truth'', 7 October 1916
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''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 10 June 1919
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https://ozvta.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/variety-performers-in-radio-list-1112017.pdf
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5391139/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Revision as of 05:47, 8 July 2021

Les Deux Orphelines ("The two orphans") is a historical play in five acts by Adolphe d'Ennery (1811-1899)[1] and Eugène Cormon (1811-1903)[2]

Also known as Les Soeurs Gérard (The Gérard Sisters) or even as Motherless in one adapted English version.

The original text

A melodrama set during the French Revolution, it premiered in French on 20 January 1874 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris. Published in Paris by Tresse and Eugène Fasquelle, Éditeurs, 11, rue de Grenelle, 11, 1875.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as The Two Orphans by J. Oxenford (John Oxenford, 1812-1877[3]) was first produced at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, (under Mr. Henry Neville's management) September 14, 1874 and published by Samuel French in the 1870s. It is styled "a drama, in eight tableaux, divided into six acts". This is probably the version used in South Africa by Disney Roebuck and The Wheelers.

Another English version, also translated as The Two Orphans, by N. Hart Jackson opened in the United States at A.M. Palmer's Union Square Theatre on December 21, 1874 and became a popular melodrama in the USA.

It appears the play may have also have been adapted under the title Motherless (circa 1910-15), by an unnamed author.

The play was also turned into many other works, including an 1877 novel written by the same authors, an 1878 Portuguese opera and was performed the Moscow Art Theatre in 1927 by Constantin Stanislavski as The Gérard Sisters (Les Soeurs Gérard). The play/novel was filmed at least four times during the silent film era, including a version by Georges Monca for Pathé (1909, released in the USA with the title, Motherless in 1910) and Orphans of the Storm by D.W. Griffith (1921).

Performance history in South Africa

1876: Performed as The Two Orphans (the six-act Oxenford version) in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 6, 7 and 9 November, as a farewell benefit for Hilda Temple.

1878: Performed as The Two Orphans (the six-act Oxenford version) in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 20, 23 and 31 May, and again on 20 June (this last performance accompanied by a performance by the local dance troupe "The Grotesques").

1884: Performed in English as Two Orphans in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, under the management of Henry Harper, as part of a series of plays put on by a company led by H.C. Sidney.

1887: The play was performed in English as Two Orphans and formed part of the repertoire of the Wheeler Theatre Company when they played in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town during April and May. Probably directed by Sutton Vane.

1914: A play called Motherless was performed at the Palladium Theatre in Johannesburg by the London Repertoire Co., with a cast including Hilda Attenboro. Though it is likely that this was a new English version of Les Deux Orphelines, it may also have been a version of Heinrich von Kleist's Der Findling (The Foundling or Motherless Waif in English).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Orphans_(play)

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22353660?q&versionId=27003085

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Cormon

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 1923. (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: pp. 343, 347, 368-9, 378, 384

New Zealand Herald, 16 October 1915

NZ Truth, 7 October 1916

Rand Daily Mail, 10 June 1919

https://ozvta.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/variety-performers-in-radio-list-1112017.pdf

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5391139/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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