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A play in five acts by E. Bulwer Lytton  First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, November 13, 1837. Printed from the prompter's copy in London by Chapman and Hall the same year.
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''[[Richelieu, or The Conspiracy]]'' is a play in five acts by E. Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bulwer-Lytton]  
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Often found simply as '''''[[Richelieu]]'''''.
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==The original text==
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First performed in 1839. Became a standard of Edwardian theatre and is perhaps best known for its line "The pen is mightier than the sword", spoken by the Cardinal in Act II, Scene II.
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Made into a film generally called ''Cardinal Richelieu'', with George Arliss in 1935.   
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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1850: First performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] (a company known as [[Captain Hall's Company]]) on 24 April, with H.V. Morton's ''[[The Original]]''. 
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1850: Performed again in Cape Town by [[Captain Hall's Company]] on  8 May, this time with ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' by Peake.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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http://cather.unl.edu/j00046.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1928 pp 398,  
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[[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/]: p. 398,  
  
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Revision as of 06:09, 26 September 2020

Richelieu, or The Conspiracy is a play in five acts by E. Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873)[1]

Often found simply as Richelieu.

The original text

First performed in 1839. Became a standard of Edwardian theatre and is perhaps best known for its line "The pen is mightier than the sword", spoken by the Cardinal in Act II, Scene II.

Made into a film generally called Cardinal Richelieu, with George Arliss in 1935.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1850: First performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players (a company known as Captain Hall's Company) on 24 April, with H.V. Morton's The Original.

1850: Performed again in Cape Town by Captain Hall's Company on 8 May, this time with My New Wife and My Old Umbrella by Peake.


Sources

http://cather.unl.edu/j00046.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bulwer-Lytton

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: p. 398,

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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