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[[The Red Rover, or The Mutiny of the Dolphin]]. A nautical drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball]. | [[The Red Rover, or The Mutiny of the Dolphin]]. A nautical drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball]. | ||
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| − | It was one of 4 adaptations that appeared in London in 1829, but by far the most popular. ( | + | == The original text == |
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| + | Based on the much dramatized novel ''The Red Rover: A Tale'' by James Fenimore Cooper, published in Paris on November 27, 1827. | ||
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| + | It was one of 4 adaptations that appeared in London in 1829 alone, but by far the most popular. (Undeservedly so, according to Marianne Philbrick in her 1991 introduction to Cooper's novel[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Rk5JLP1UcM8C&pg=PR29&lpg=PR29&dq=The+Red+Rover+Fitzball&source=bl&ots=k6c_PLx3No&sig=qOITC6V--tooNhazhKt7COiwdjM&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg7dTyrI_KAhUD7BQKHTI7AssQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Red%20Rover%20Fitzball&f=false]). | ||
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| + | The play was performed 9 February, 1829 in the Adelphi Theatre, London and went on to become a popular performance piece for more than 25 years. Published by John Dicks (1928?) and John Cumberland, (1831?). | ||
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== South African productions == | == South African productions == | ||
| − | + | 1847: Performed on 2 June by the [[Garrison Players|90th Light Infantry]] in the [[Amateur Theatre]], with the farce ''[[No. 23, John-Street, Adelphi]]'' (Buckstone) | |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Rover | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Rover | ||
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https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2397528 | https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2397528 | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 4 January 2016
The Red Rover, or The Mutiny of the Dolphin. A nautical drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[1].
The original text
Based on the much dramatized novel The Red Rover: A Tale by James Fenimore Cooper, published in Paris on November 27, 1827.
It was one of 4 adaptations that appeared in London in 1829 alone, but by far the most popular. (Undeservedly so, according to Marianne Philbrick in her 1991 introduction to Cooper's novel[2]).
The play was performed 9 February, 1829 in the Adelphi Theatre, London and went on to become a popular performance piece for more than 25 years. Published by John Dicks (1928?) and John Cumberland, (1831?).
South African productions
1847: Performed on 2 June by the 90th Light Infantry in the Amateur Theatre, with the farce No. 23, John-Street, Adelphi (Buckstone)
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Rover
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2397528
James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale (edited by Thomas Philbrick and Marianne Philbrick) SUNY Press, 1991[3]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[4]: pp. 397
