Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime
Robinson Crusoe. A Pantomime is a Christmas pantomime by an unnamed author.
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The original text
Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies is a pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[1], based on Daniel Defoe's famous novel of Robinson Crusoe (1719), first performed at Covent Garden theatre, Saturday, December 26th, 1868 printed by J. Miles and co., London in the same year. It probably is the main source for most of the subsequent pantomimes inspired by Defoe's novel. In this case the text used for this production is not mentioned, but almost certainly derives from Byron's original version.
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Performance history in South Africa
1939-1940: Produced by African Consolidated Theatres , with Moira Lister as "Fairy Coraline".
Sources
Scrapbook held by NELM: [Collection: LISTER, Moira]: 2007. 20. 6. 1.
African Consolidated Theatres Ltd dramatic contract dated 8 December 1939 for the Robinson Crusoe pantomime, held by NELM.
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