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''[[Oroonoko]]'' is a tragedy by Thomas Southerne  
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''[[Oroonoko]]'' is a tragedy by Thomas Southerne (1660–1746)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Southerne]
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
According to  articles on Ira Aldridge ()[], Southerne's version was apparently adapted as '''''[[The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge]]''''', the play in which Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825.
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According to  articles on Ira Aldridge (1807–1867)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge], Southerne's version was apparently adapted as '''''[[The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge]]''''', the play in which Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825.
  
Though it is doubtful that it was the same play, the Aldridge version may have been the source of the title ('''''[[The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam]]''''', ) used for a Cape Town production of  Morton's ''[[The Slave]]'' in 1833.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1832: Though it is doubtful that it was the same play, the Aldridge version may have been the source of the title ('''''[[The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam]]''''', ) used for a Cape Town production of  Morton's '''''[[The Slave]]''''', performed in Cape Town by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in  [[The African Theatre|The Cape Theatre]] on 20 October, with ''[[Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man]]'' (King).
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko#Adaptation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Southerne
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge
  
 
[[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. 224
 
[[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. 224

Latest revision as of 06:35, 20 June 2017

Oroonoko is a tragedy by Thomas Southerne (1660–1746)[1]

The original text

Based on the novel Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), it was originally staged in 1695.

Translations and adaptations

According to articles on Ira Aldridge (1807–1867)[2], Southerne's version was apparently adapted as The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge, the play in which Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825.

Performance history in South Africa

1832: Though it is doubtful that it was the same play, the Aldridge version may have been the source of the title (The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam, ) used for a Cape Town production of Morton's The Slave, performed in Cape Town by the All the World's a Stage in The Cape Theatre on 20 October, with Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man (King). .

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko#Adaptation

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

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

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 224


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