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| − | A musical drama in three acts by Thomas Morton (1764 – 1838). Also listed by Bosman (1928, p. 224) as ''[[The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam]]'' | + | A musical drama in three acts by Thomas Morton (1764 – 1838). Also listed by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928, p. 224) as ''[[The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam]]'' |
| − | First performed at Covent Garden, 12 November, 1816, as ''[[The Slave]]'' with Macready as | + | First performed at Covent Garden, 12 November, 1816, as ''[[The Slave]]'' with Macready as of "Gambia". [[Ira Aldridge]] also made his London debut as "Oroonoko" at London's Royal Coburg |
| + | Theatre, on October 10, 1825, in the lead role of Oroonoko in The Revolt | ||
| + | of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge; this play was an adaptation of Thomas Southerne's Oroonoko. The playbill for this performance | ||
| + | described Aldridge as the "Tragedian of Colour, from the African Theatre, New York," yet his surname was listed as Keene, | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 8 April 2014
A musical drama in three acts by Thomas Morton (1764 – 1838). Also listed by Bosman (1928, p. 224) as The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam
First performed at Covent Garden, 12 November, 1816, as The Slave with Macready as of "Gambia". Ira Aldridge also made his London debut as "Oroonoko" at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825, in the lead role of Oroonoko in The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge; this play was an adaptation of Thomas Southerne's Oroonoko. The playbill for this performance described Aldridge as the "Tragedian of Colour, from the African Theatre, New York," yet his surname was listed as Keene,
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
Bosman, 1928: pp. 124.
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