Mazeppa
Mazeppa[1] is the name of a narrative poem by Lord Byron (. ), often dramatized and performed.
The original text
It has been dramatized in various ways over the years, including an opera in three acts and six scenes written by Tchaikovsky.
A show called Mazeppa, or the Tartar Horse premiered at the Cirque Olympique in Paris in 1825. This was copied and performed in both the USA and England.
Mazepa (drama) (1839), a drama by Juliusz Słowacki. Mazepa (1839, published 1840, performed in Hungarian 1847, performed in Polish 1851)
A burlesque version of the story, called simply Mazeppa , "transposed and arranged as an Equestrian Burlesque in Two Acts by Charles White (1821-1891)" was published in New York: F. A. Brady, ca. 1856
Performance history in South Africa
In South Africa an "Grand Ethiopian Burlesque" called Mazeppa was performed in Cape Town by the Amateur Coloured Troupe in 1861.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazeppa_(Byron)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliusz_S%C5%82owacki
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp53622
