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| − | ''[[Robert Macaire, or The Roadside Inn Turned Inside Out]]'' is 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]]''.
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| − | ==The original text==
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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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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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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
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| − | 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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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 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 [[Tom Paulton|Mr Paulton]] and [[Emmeline Montague|Mrs Paulton]].
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| − | 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]]'' (?)
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| − | == Sources ==
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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.
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| − | Facsimile version of the 1889 French version, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k114922r/f1.image]
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| − | 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]
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron
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