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''[[Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne]]'' is a musical drama in three acts by Isaac Pocock (1782 – 1835)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock], with music by John Davy. Often referred to simply as ''[[Rob Roy]]''.
  
An operatic drama in three acts, based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was first played at Covent Garden on 12 March 1818, with William Charles Macready in the title role.  
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== The original text ==
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The work is based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott, and incorporating songs and verses from Burns and Coleridge, and music by John Davy which drew heavily on traditional Scottish folk songs.  
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It was first played at Covent Garden on 12 March 1818, with William Charles Macready in the title role.  
  
 
The play was published in 1818.  
 
The play was published in 1818.  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
15 November 1823: Performed by the [[English Theatricals]] company did the play in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[The Mock Doctor]]'' (Fielding) as afterpiece.  
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1823: Performed (and announced as ''[[Rob Roy MacGregor Campbell]]'') on 15 November by the [[English Theatricals]] company in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[The Mock Doctor]]'' (Fielding) as afterpiece.  
  
20 December 1823:  Performed by the [[English Theatricals]] company did the play in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman) as afterpiece.
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1823:  Performed again on 20 December by the [[English Theatricals]] company in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman) as afterpiece.
  
11 August, 1824:  Performed by the [[English Theatricals]] company did the play in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[The Weather-Cock]]'' (Forrest) as afterpiece.
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1824:  Performed on 11 August by the [[English Theatricals]] company in the [[African Theatre]] Cape Town , with ''[[The Weather-Cock]]'' (Forrest) as afterpiece.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
  
Bosman, 1928: 197,  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]:  197, 199
  
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Revision as of 05:42, 7 January 2016

Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne is a musical drama in three acts by Isaac Pocock (1782 – 1835)[1], with music by John Davy. Often referred to simply as Rob Roy.


The original text

The work is based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott, and incorporating songs and verses from Burns and Coleridge, and music by John Davy which drew heavily on traditional Scottish folk songs.

It was first played at Covent Garden on 12 March 1818, with William Charles Macready in the title role.

The play was published in 1818.

Performance history in South Africa

1823: Performed (and announced as Rob Roy MacGregor Campbell) on 15 November by the English Theatricals company in the African Theatre Cape Town , with The Mock Doctor (Fielding) as afterpiece.

1823: Performed again on 20 December by the English Theatricals company in the African Theatre Cape Town , with All the World's a Stage (Jackman) as afterpiece.

1824: Performed on 11 August by the English Theatricals company in the African Theatre Cape Town , with The Weather-Cock (Forrest) as afterpiece.

Sources

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

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: 197, 199

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page