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| + | ''[[Robert-Macaire]]'' a burlesque drama in 4 acts by Benjamin Antier (1787-1870), Saint-Amand (1797-1885), Frédérick Lemaître, (1800-1876) and Polyanthe, | ||
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| + | Adapted as by Philippe Gille (1831-1901) and William Busnach (1832-1907) as a 4 act burlesque drama, performed 1 March, 1889 at the Théâtre Porte Saint-Martin and published by Tresse et Stock (Paris), 1889 | ||
| − | ''[[Robert Macaire]]'' a burlesque | + | The original 18** French text was translated and adapted into English as ''[[Robert Macaire, or The Roadside Inn Turned Inside Out]]'' , a [[burlesque]] extravaganza, by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron] |
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| − | + | Also known as ''[[Robert Macaire]]'', it was first performed in English in the Royal Globe Theatre, London, on 16 April, 1870. The English text published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1872 ([Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays. vol. 93.) | |
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| − | The English text published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1872 ([Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays. vol. 93.) | ||
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1889 French version, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k114922r/f1.image] | ||
Facsimile version of the 1872 English text, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=2vJBngAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false] | Facsimile version of the 1872 English text, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=2vJBngAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 25 October 2017
Robert Macaire, or The Roadside Inn Turned Inside Out is a burlesque extravaganza by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[1]
Also known as Robert Macaire.
Contents
The original text
Robert-Macaire a burlesque drama in 4 acts by Benjamin Antier (1787-1870), Saint-Amand (1797-1885), Frédérick Lemaître, (1800-1876) and Polyanthe,
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as by Philippe Gille (1831-1901) and William Busnach (1832-1907) as a 4 act burlesque drama, performed 1 March, 1889 at the Théâtre Porte Saint-Martin and published by Tresse et Stock (Paris), 1889
The original 18** French text was translated and adapted into English as Robert Macaire, or The Roadside Inn Turned Inside Out , a burlesque extravaganza, by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[2]
Also known as Robert Macaire, it was first performed in English in the Royal Globe Theatre, London, on 16 April, 1870. The English text published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1872 ([Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays. vol. 93.)
Performance history in South Africa
1875. Produced by Disney Roebuck in the Bijou Theatre on 16 September, with Arrah-na-Pogue, or The Wicklow Wedding (Boucicault). The evening a farewell benefit for Mr Paulton and Mrs Paulton.
1877: Performed as in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 28 September by the Disney Roebuck company, with the burlesque Aladdin, or The Wonderful Woman (?)
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
Facsimile version of the 1889 French version, [3]
Facsimile version of the 1872 English text, Google E-Book[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron
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