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| − | Performed in an English stage adaptation, translated by someone listed simply as "Wilson", in the [[Hope Street Theatre]] on 17 December 1850 by the [[New English Theatrical Company]] of [[W.F.H. Parker]]; with ''[[Woman's the Devil]]'' as afterpiece. | + | Performed in an English stage adaptation, translated by someone listed simply as "Wilson", in the [[Hope Street Theatre]] on 17 December 1850 by the [[New English Theatrical Company]] of [[W.F.H. Parker]]; with ''[[Woman's the Devil]]'' (Stirling) as afterpiece. |
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A romantic drama based on a popular short story ("Mateo Falcone", 1829) by Prosper Merimée (1803 – 1870). The story of a Corsican man who kills his son in the name of justice.
Made into a short opera of the same name by the Russian composer César Cui (1906-1907) and into a film .
Performance history in South Africa
Performed in an English stage adaptation, translated by someone listed simply as "Wilson", in the Hope Street Theatre on 17 December 1850 by the New English Theatrical Company of W.F.H. Parker; with Woman's the Devil (Stirling) as afterpiece.
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Translations and adaptations
Sources
Bosman, 1928: p. 419
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