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Monster and Magician: or, The Fate of Frankenstein

Monster and Magician: or, The Fate of Frankenstein

著者: Antony Béraud John Kerr Jean-Toussaint Merle
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In 1826, French playwrights Jean-Toussaint Merle and Antony Béraud cowrote the play Le monstre et le magicien as a stage adaptation of British author Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein. This English translation by British playwright John Kerr, called The Monster and Magician: Or the Fate of Frankenstein, premiered four months later on October 2 at the West London Theatre. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Frankenstein: ToddHW Antonio, his Son: Inkell Holbien: Alan Mapstone Pietro: Greg Giordano Litolff: Beeswaxcandle Gontram: Craig Franklin Jansken: Jon Hunter Petrusco: Larry Wilson Zomar: Brian Fullen Swendor: David Purdy Malfino, the Genie: Agnes Robert Behr Cecilia: ShrimpPhish Mazzena: valroth Bohemian Chorus: MikeStanich Editing: ToddHWCopyright Drama Genre アート 戯曲・演劇 文学史・文学批評
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