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| + | ''[[Un Service à Blanchard]]'' ("A service to Blanchard") is a vaudeville in 1 one act by Eugène Lemoine-Moreau (1806-1876)[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Moreau] and Alfred Delacour (1817-1783)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Delacour] | ||
| − | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 372) wrongly ascribes the work to "F. Vaude". | |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
First performed in Paris at the , Gymnase, on 6 April 1852. | First performed in Paris at the , Gymnase, on 6 April 1852. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Adapted from the French [[vaudeville]] as '''''[[To Oblige Benson]]''''' by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor] and termed a [[comedietta]] in one act. First performed on 6 March 1854, at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London. The English text published by Samuel French, 1854. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1859: Performed as ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' on 28 July in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], with ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton) and ''[[My First Fit of the Gout]]'' (Morton). | ||
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| + | 1861: Performed as ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company on 19 September in the [[Theatre Royal]], with ''[[Black-Ey'd Susan]]'' (Jerrold). | ||
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| + | 1878: Performed as ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 20 September by the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]], announced as the "Last appearance of Miss [[Ada Ward]]" and benefit for Mr [[H. Smith]]. as a by the company of [[H. Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] company on 20 September, Also performed ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton). | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
| + | The Victorian Plays Project, Volume 14[http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=80] | ||
https://www.amazon.fr/Service-Blanchard-vaudeville-Delacour-Gymnase/dp/B001C5KB2Y | https://www.amazon.fr/Service-Blanchard-vaudeville-Delacour-Gymnase/dp/B001C5KB2Y | ||
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| + | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Moreau | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Delacour | ||
Facsimile version of the Samuel French English text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011612921] | Facsimile version of the Samuel French English text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011612921] | ||
| − | + | [[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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| + | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 15 June 2020
Un Service à Blanchard ("A service to Blanchard") is a vaudeville in 1 one act by Eugène Lemoine-Moreau (1806-1876)[1] and Alfred Delacour (1817-1783)[2]
F.C.L. Bosman (1980, p. 372) wrongly ascribes the work to "F. Vaude".
Contents
The original text
First performed in Paris at the , Gymnase, on 6 April 1852.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted from the French vaudeville as To Oblige Benson by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[3] and termed a comedietta in one act. First performed on 6 March 1854, at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London. The English text published by Samuel French, 1854.
Performance history in South Africa
1859: Performed as To Oblige Benson on 28 July in the Harrington Street Theatre by the Cape Town Dramatic Club, with An Unwarrantable Intrusion (Morton) and My First Fit of the Gout (Morton).
1861: Performed as To Oblige Benson by Sefton Parry and his company on 19 September in the Theatre Royal, with Black-Ey'd Susan (Jerrold).
1878: Performed as To Oblige Benson in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 20 September by the Smith and Thatcher Company, announced as the "Last appearance of Miss Ada Ward" and benefit for Mr H. Smith. as a by the company of H. Smith and Richard Thatcher company on 20 September, Also performed The Lady of Lyons (Lytton).
Sources
The Victorian Plays Project, Volume 14[4]
https://www.amazon.fr/Service-Blanchard-vaudeville-Delacour-Gymnase/dp/B001C5KB2Y
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Moreau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Delacour
Facsimile version of the Samuel French English text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[5]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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
