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''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' is a grand pantomime, in two acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan]
  
  
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== The original text ==
  
First performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1781 and in adapted form at the Theatre-Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1791.
 
  
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A pantomime version of Daniel Defoe's novel ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'', this was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1781 and in adapted form at the Theatre-Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1791.
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== Translations and adaptations ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1813: Performed 23 October by [[Mr Cuerton]]'s company, in association with the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' (Macready?).
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1813: Repeated on 6 November , with a new dance entitled ''[[The Sailor and His Bottle]]'', followed by a whistling performance of folk songs by [[Mr Cuerton]].
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
  
 
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001369985
 
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001369985
  
 
David Worrall. 2015. ''Harlequin Empire: Race, Ethnicity and the Drama of the Popular Enlightenment''. Routledge (p. 25)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=G1qkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Robinson+Crusoe,+or+Harlequin+Friday++by+Sheridan&source=bl&ots=batB0GH7ua&sig=v3cnCWVp_eq4aT3s-2s_4NsxaHM&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-0YbL1O_MAhVNF8AKHdyACrsQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=Robinson%20Crusoe%2C%20or%20Harlequin%20Friday%20%20by%20Sheridan&f=false]
 
David Worrall. 2015. ''Harlequin Empire: Race, Ethnicity and the Drama of the Popular Enlightenment''. Routledge (p. 25)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=G1qkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Robinson+Crusoe,+or+Harlequin+Friday++by+Sheridan&source=bl&ots=batB0GH7ua&sig=v3cnCWVp_eq4aT3s-2s_4NsxaHM&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-0YbL1O_MAhVNF8AKHdyACrsQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=Robinson%20Crusoe%2C%20or%20Harlequin%20Friday%20%20by%20Sheridan&f=false]
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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/]: pp. 144-5
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 20 July 2017

Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday is a grand pantomime, in two acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)[1]


The original text

A pantomime version of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, this was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1781 and in adapted form at the Theatre-Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1791.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1813: Performed 23 October by Mr Cuerton's company, in association with the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Village Lawyer (Macready?).

1813: Repeated on 6 November , with a new dance entitled The Sailor and His Bottle, followed by a whistling performance of folk songs by Mr Cuerton.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001369985

David Worrall. 2015. Harlequin Empire: Race, Ethnicity and the Drama of the Popular Enlightenment. Routledge (p. 25)[2]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 144-5

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

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