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| − | A musical drama in three acts by Thomas Morton (1764 – 1838). | + | A musical drama in three acts by Thomas Morton (1764 – 1838). |
| − | First performed at Covent Garden, 12 November, 1816, as ''[[The Slave]]'' with Macready as of "Gambia". [[Ira Aldridge]] | + | First performed at Covent Garden, 12 November, 1816, as ''[[The Slave]]'' with Macready as of "Gambia". |
| − | Theatre, on October 10, 1825 | + | |
| − | of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge | + | In his discussion of a South African performance of a play entitled ''[[The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam]]'', [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928, p. 224) attributes it to Morton, but adds an interesting sub-title, which suggests he may be referring to another work, the play in which [[Ira Aldridge]] made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825: ''[[The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge]]''. According to articles on Aldridge, this was an adaptation from ''[[Oroonoko: A Tragedy]]'' by Thomas Southerne (in its turn based on the novel ''Oroonoko'' by Aphra Behn - 1640–1689), and had originally been staged staged in 1695. No indication who had done the adaptation - was it Morton? |
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| + | There are no indications in the sources that Morton's musical play was derived directly from the Southerne's work or any other, but it was undoubtedly influenced by ''Oroonoko'' and similar works at the time. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko#Adaptation | ||
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 124. | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 124. | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 8 April 2014
A musical drama in three acts by Thomas Morton (1764 – 1838).
First performed at Covent Garden, 12 November, 1816, as The Slave with Macready as of "Gambia".
In his discussion of a South African performance of a play entitled The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam, Bosman (1928, p. 224) attributes it to Morton, but adds an interesting sub-title, which suggests he may be referring to another work, the play in which Ira Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825: The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge. According to articles on Aldridge, this was an adaptation from Oroonoko: A Tragedy by Thomas Southerne (in its turn based on the novel Oroonoko by Aphra Behn - 1640–1689), and had originally been staged staged in 1695. No indication who had done the adaptation - was it Morton?
There are no indications in the sources that Morton's musical play was derived directly from the Southerne's work or any other, but it was undoubtedly influenced by Oroonoko and similar works at the time.
Performance history in South Africa
20 October 1832: Performed in Cape Town under the title The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam by the All the World's a Stage in The Cape Theatre, with Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man! (King).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko#Adaptation
Bosman, 1928: pp. 124.
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