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''[[The Royal Quixote]]'' is a three-act drama "arranged by members of the [[Dramatic Club]]" of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]].  
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''[[The Royal Quixote]]'' is a three-act drama "arranged by members of the [[Dramatic Club]]" of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]], based on a short novelette by the Canadian writer Susanna Moodie (1803-1885)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Moodie]
  
  
 
== The original text==
 
== The original text==
  
The play was based on a short tale by Susanna Moodie (1803-1885)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Moodie], apparently written in 1824 and first published in the Literary Garland of 1838. John Thurston, editor of Mrs Moodie's short stories, calls it a "long and rather tedious story about King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden".  
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The original novel by Moodie was apparently written in 1824 and first published in the ''Literary Garland'' (Volume 1, No 1) of 1838. John Thurston, editor of Mrs Moodie's short stories, calls it a "long and rather tedious story about King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden". The play is set in 1620 in Sweden, Mecklenburgh and Brandenburgh. The "arrangement" by members of the [[Dramatic Club]]" of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]], seems to have been done in 1862.  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
   
 
   
1862: A three-act dramatised version of the tale was apparently undertaken and "arranged" by members of the [[Dramatic Club]] of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] in Keiskama Hoek in 1862. Also performed were  
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1862: The [[Officers of the Garrison]] gave three performances of this work in the Keiskama Hoek [[Garrison Theatre]] on 30 August 30, 11 September and 19 September. The cast consisted of Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden), Captain [[C. Hudson]] (Prince George of Brandenburgh), [[C. H. Newbatt]] Esq. (Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburgh),  [[G. P. Townsend]] Esq. (Prince Bernard of Brandenburgh), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (Prince Otho of Mecklenburgh), [[E. Saunder]] Esq. (Oxenstiern, Chancellor of Sweden), [[T. H. Smith]] Esq. (Theodore Zuski), Private [[G. Dawe]] (Eric, Page to Gustavus Adolphus), Lance-Corporal [[W. Allan]] (Demetrius, servant to Theodore Zuski), [[Miss Pauline Davies]] {Private [[J. Davies]]} (Princess Sophia of Mecklenburgh), [[Miss Frances Hastings]] {[[A. H. Handley]]} Esq. (Princess Maria Eleonora of Brandenburgh), [[Mademiselle Claudine Saint_Germain]] {Drummer [[J. Murray]]} (Countess Aurora). Also performed were Thomas J. Williams' one-act farce, ''[[The Ugly Customer]]'' and John Maddison Morton's one-act farce, ''[[Don't Judge by Appearances]]''. ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.
''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
 
 
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
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John Thurston. 1991. "Introduction" to ''Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie''. University of Ottawa Press: p.xvii[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=bJLRAn9RAzwC&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq=The+Royal+Quixote+by+Mrs+Moodie&source=bl&ots=whPu30bgGQ&sig=GkHNpzPJcEgox7MUjgKoLyK_x1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgrv3ilt_cAhXEKlAKHVPoBXcQ6AEwDHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Royal%20Quixote%20by%20Mrs%20Moodie&f=false]
 
John Thurston. 1991. "Introduction" to ''Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie''. University of Ottawa Press: p.xvii[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=bJLRAn9RAzwC&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq=The+Royal+Quixote+by+Mrs+Moodie&source=bl&ots=whPu30bgGQ&sig=GkHNpzPJcEgox7MUjgKoLyK_x1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgrv3ilt_cAhXEKlAKHVPoBXcQ6AEwDHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Royal%20Quixote%20by%20Mrs%20Moodie&f=false]
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''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 14. December 10th 1862.
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 10 August 2018

The Royal Quixote is a three-act drama "arranged by members of the Dramatic Club" of the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot, based on a short novelette by the Canadian writer Susanna Moodie (1803-1885)[1]


The original text

The original novel by Moodie was apparently written in 1824 and first published in the Literary Garland (Volume 1, No 1) of 1838. John Thurston, editor of Mrs Moodie's short stories, calls it a "long and rather tedious story about King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden". The play is set in 1620 in Sweden, Mecklenburgh and Brandenburgh. The "arrangement" by members of the Dramatic Club" of the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot, seems to have been done in 1862.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1862: The Officers of the Garrison gave three performances of this work in the Keiskama Hoek Garrison Theatre on 30 August 30, 11 September and 19 September. The cast consisted of Captain G. E. Bulger (Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden), Captain C. Hudson (Prince George of Brandenburgh), C. H. Newbatt Esq. (Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburgh), G. P. Townsend Esq. (Prince Bernard of Brandenburgh), J. S. Brougham Esq. (Prince Otho of Mecklenburgh), E. Saunder Esq. (Oxenstiern, Chancellor of Sweden), T. H. Smith Esq. (Theodore Zuski), Private G. Dawe (Eric, Page to Gustavus Adolphus), Lance-Corporal W. Allan (Demetrius, servant to Theodore Zuski), Miss Pauline Davies {Private J. Davies} (Princess Sophia of Mecklenburgh), Miss Frances Hastings {A. H. Handley} Esq. (Princess Maria Eleonora of Brandenburgh), Mademiselle Claudine Saint_Germain {Drummer J. Murray} (Countess Aurora). Also performed were Thomas J. Williams' one-act farce, The Ugly Customer and John Maddison Morton's one-act farce, Don't Judge by Appearances. (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Moodie

Facsimile version of the first 3 chapters of the original story, as published in The Literary Garland Volume 1, No. 1 pp. 321-330[2]

John Thurston. 1991. "Introduction" to Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie. University of Ottawa Press: p.xvii[3]

North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 14. December 10th 1862.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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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

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