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| − | Female singer from the George Du Maurier novel ''[ | + | Female singer from the George Du Maurier novel ''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39858 Trilby]'', set in 1850s Paris. First published as a serial in 1894 in ''Harper's Monthly'', it was published in book form in 1895. |
Trilby O'Ferrall, a tone deaf, half-Irish laundress, falls under the spell of Svengali, who through hypnotism, turns her into the talented singing sensation "la Svengali," but only when she is under his hypnosis. | Trilby O'Ferrall, a tone deaf, half-Irish laundress, falls under the spell of Svengali, who through hypnotism, turns her into the talented singing sensation "la Svengali," but only when she is under his hypnosis. | ||
The novel: | The novel: | ||
| − | *gave us the term "Svengali" | + | * gave us the term "Svengali" |
| − | *partly inspired Gaston Leroux's novel ''[[:Category:Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1910) | + | * partly inspired Gaston Leroux's novel ''[[:Category:Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1910) |
| − | *named a hat called the trilby | + | * named a hat called the trilby |
==Adaptations== | ==Adaptations== | ||
| − | *The novel was adapted into a long-running play, ''Trilby'', starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali, premiering in London in 1895. | + | * The novel was adapted into a long-running play, ''Trilby'', starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali, premiering in London in 1895. |
| − | *The play was so popular it was parodied as ''A Model Trilby; or, A Day or Two After Du Maurier'' by Charles H. E. Brookfield and William Yardley, 1895. | + | * The play was so popular it was parodied as ''A Model Trilby; or, A Day or Two After Du Maurier'' by Charles H. E. Brookfield and William Yardley, 1895. |
* ''Trilby'', a 1914 British silent film starring Viva Birkett and Herbert Beerbohm Tree | * ''Trilby'', a 1914 British silent film starring Viva Birkett and Herbert Beerbohm Tree | ||
* ''Trilby'', a 1915 American silent film starring Clara Kimball Young and Wilton Lackaye | * ''Trilby'', a 1915 American silent film starring Clara Kimball Young and Wilton Lackaye | ||
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* ''Svengali'', a 1931 Warner Brothers release with John Barrymore in the title role. | * ''Svengali'', a 1931 Warner Brothers release with John Barrymore in the title role. | ||
* ''Svengali'', a 1954 British film starring Donald Wolfit | * ''Svengali'', a 1954 British film starring Donald Wolfit | ||
| − | *''Svengali'', a 1983 TV movie starring Peter O'Toole and Jodie Foster | + | * ''Svengali'', a 1983 TV movie starring Peter O'Toole and Jodie Foster |
| − | *''Svengali'', a 1991 stage musical adaptation by Frank Wildhorn | + | * ''Svengali'', a 1991 stage musical adaptation by Frank Wildhorn |
[[Category:1894|Svengali]] | [[Category:1894|Svengali]] | ||
[[Category:Novels|Svengali]] | [[Category:Novels|Svengali]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional singers|Svengali]] | [[Category:Fictional singers|Svengali]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 6 June 2025
Female singer from the George Du Maurier novel Trilby, set in 1850s Paris. First published as a serial in 1894 in Harper's Monthly, it was published in book form in 1895.
Trilby O'Ferrall, a tone deaf, half-Irish laundress, falls under the spell of Svengali, who through hypnotism, turns her into the talented singing sensation "la Svengali," but only when she is under his hypnosis.
The novel:
- gave us the term "Svengali"
- partly inspired Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910)
- named a hat called the trilby
Adaptations
- The novel was adapted into a long-running play, Trilby, starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali, premiering in London in 1895.
- The play was so popular it was parodied as A Model Trilby; or, A Day or Two After Du Maurier by Charles H. E. Brookfield and William Yardley, 1895.
- Trilby, a 1914 British silent film starring Viva Birkett and Herbert Beerbohm Tree
- Trilby, a 1915 American silent film starring Clara Kimball Young and Wilton Lackaye
- Trilby, a 1923 American silent film starring Andree Lafayette, Arthur Edmund Carewe and Creighton Hale
- Svengali, a 1927 German silent film starring Paul Wegener
- Svengali, a 1931 Warner Brothers release with John Barrymore in the title role.
- Svengali, a 1954 British film starring Donald Wolfit
- Svengali, a 1983 TV movie starring Peter O'Toole and Jodie Foster
- Svengali, a 1991 stage musical adaptation by Frank Wildhorn
