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| − | ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' is a grand pantomime, in two acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) | + | ''[[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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| − | A pantomime version of Daniel Defoe's novel, this was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1781 and in adapted form at the Theatre-Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1791. | + | 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 == | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1813: Performed | + | 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]]. | ||
== Sources == | == 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 | ||
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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] | ||
| − | [[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. | + | [[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 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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]
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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
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