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A play by Isaac Pocock, based on the famous novel of Sir Walter Scott.  
 
A play by Isaac Pocock, based on the famous novel of Sir Walter Scott.  
  
'''See [[Rob Roy]]'''
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'''See also [[Rob Roy]]'''
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==The original text==
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Adapted from the  novel Rob Roy (1817) by Sir Walter Scott , the play was the most successful of many based on the Scott novel.
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First performed on March 12, 1818 at the Theatre Royal  Covent Garden  , and published in London by John Miller in 1818; in New York by D. Longworth, 1818.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1823: A play called Rob Roy and credited to Scott, was performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the amateur company [[English Theatricals]] on 20 December,  with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman). It is most likely that this was widely known Pocock version.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the London published text of 1818, Google eBook[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=V1hIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR4&dq=rob+roy+Pocock&hl=en&sa=X&ei=i849VaDaNdCu7Aa43ICACg&ved=0CEcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=rob%20roy%20Pocock&f=false]
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Facsimile version of the New York published text of 1818, Google eBook[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=0BZgAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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Frederick Burwick. Playing to the Crowd: London Popular Theatre, 1780-1830 (Palgrave Macmillan, 08 Nov 2011 )[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=NRTGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=rob+roy+on+stage&source=bl&ots=jlsURSbGYs&sig=jbm-NL887Hrh_yeYuY4zuc_bmCw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7c09VdsFytnsBuS5gfAF&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=rob%20roy%20on%20stage&f=falsepp120-124
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 73-77, 142, 198.
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[[Jill Fletcher|Fletcher]], 1994 p. 40
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Revision as of 08:45, 27 April 2015

A play by Isaac Pocock, based on the famous novel of Sir Walter Scott.

See also Rob Roy

The original text

Adapted from the novel Rob Roy (1817) by Sir Walter Scott , the play was the most successful of many based on the Scott novel. First performed on March 12, 1818 at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden , and published in London by John Miller in 1818; in New York by D. Longworth, 1818.

Performance history in South Africa

1823: A play called Rob Roy and credited to Scott, was performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the amateur company English Theatricals on 20 December, with All the World's a Stage (Jackman). It is most likely that this was widely known Pocock version.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Facsimile version of the London published text of 1818, Google eBook[1] Facsimile version of the New York published text of 1818, Google eBook[2]

Frederick Burwick. Playing to the Crowd: London Popular Theatre, 1780-1830 (Palgrave Macmillan, 08 Nov 2011 )[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=NRTGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=rob+roy+on+stage&source=bl&ots=jlsURSbGYs&sig=jbm-NL887Hrh_yeYuY4zuc_bmCw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7c09VdsFytnsBuS5gfAF&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=rob%20roy%20on%20stage&f=falsepp120-124 F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 73-77, 142, 198.

Fletcher, 1994 p. 40

Go to 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

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