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==The original text==
  
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First performed at the Royal Princess's theatre, London, on September 18th, 1852. Published in London by T.H. Lacy in 1852(?) and by Samuel French in 1854(?).
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
First performed at the Royal Princess's theatre, London, on September 18th, 1852. Published in London by T.H. Lacy in 1852(?) and by Samuel French in 1854(?).
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
1862: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]]'s company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 July, with ''[[The Warlock of the Glen]]'' (Walker) and a "clog dance" by [[Mr Stokes]].  
 
1862: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]]'s company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 July, with ''[[The Warlock of the Glen]]'' (Walker) and a "clog dance" by [[Mr Stokes]].  
  
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== Sources ==
  
 
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001426643]
 
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001426643]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 06:56, 7 December 2018

The Prima Donna is a comedy in two acts by Dion Boucicault ()[].


The original text

First performed at the Royal Princess's theatre, London, on September 18th, 1852. Published in London by T.H. Lacy in 1852(?) and by Samuel French in 1854(?).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1862: Performed by Clara Tellett's company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 14 July, with The Warlock of the Glen (Walker) and a "clog dance" by Mr Stokes.


Sources

Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, HathiTrust Digital Library[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page