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| − | + | ''[[The Cunning Wife, or The Lover in the Sack]]'' is the first known production of an original ''ballet-pantomime''(or ''ballet d'action''[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_d%27action]) to be staged in South Africa. It was choreographed and staged by a [[Mr Petersen|J.L. Petersen]] and his pupils in the [[Afrikaansche Schouwburg]] on Monday 28 June , 1802, in celebration of the King's birthday. It was performed alongside ''[[The Little Hunchback, or A Frolic in Bagdad]]'' (O'Keeffe), ''[[The Interlude of the Magic Zone]]'' and ''[[The Devil to Pay, or The Wives Metamorphosed]]'' (Coffey). | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp 68-9. | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp 68-9. | ||
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The Cunning Wife, or The Lover in the Sack is the first known production of an original ballet-pantomime(or ballet d'action[1]) to be staged in South Africa. It was choreographed and staged by a J.L. Petersen and his pupils in the Afrikaansche Schouwburg on Monday 28 June , 1802, in celebration of the King's birthday. It was performed alongside The Little Hunchback, or A Frolic in Bagdad (O'Keeffe), The Interlude of the Magic Zone and The Devil to Pay, or The Wives Metamorphosed (Coffey).
Sources
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_d%27action
Bosman, 1928: pp 68-9.
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