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| − | ''[[The Pilot, or a Tale of the Sea]]'' is a play by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | It was an adaption by by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball] of the historical novel ''The Pilot; A Tale of the Sea''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilot:_A_Tale_of_the_Sea] by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fenimore_Cooper]. The novel was first published in late 1823 and it deals with the life of a naval pilot during the American Revolution.
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| − | The original stage adaptation was first performed at the Park Theatre in New York on October 29, 1824.
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| − | == Translations and adaptations ==
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| − | Fitzball also wrote a burlesque version that takes place off the American coast with British sailors and which makes the ridiculous characters Yankees. It was licensed by the Lord Chamberlain as '''''[[The Pilot, or a Storm at Sea]]''''' and, styled "A Nautical Burletta", it was first produced on October 31, 1825 at the Adelphi Theatre, London. This version, though hated by the Americans, had great success in England, and by extension probably also in the colonies.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1833: First performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on Monday 6 May, 1833, as afterpiece to ''[[The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried]]'' (Kenney and Millingen). The production was a benefit for [[Mr Whiley]]. In view of the origins of the company, it is very likely that the text used was the popular 1825 burletta[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burletta] version, rather than the straight play of 1824.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper/drama/stage.html#a-pilot
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilot:_A_Tale_of_the_Sea
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| − | http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper/articles/ala/2012ala-crane.html
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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. 226,
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