The Wizard Skiff
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| The Wizard Skiff | |
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![](#/media/File:Céline_Céleste_as_"The_Pirate_Boy"_in_The_Wizard_Skiff.jpg) The actress and dancer Céline Céleste as "The Pirate Boy" in The Wizard Skiff | |
| Original title | The Wizard Skiff; or, The Tongueless Pirate Boy |
| Written by | J.T. Haines |
| Date premiered | 26 September 1834 |
| Place premiered | Bristol Old Vic, London, England |
| Original language | English |
The Wizard Skiff is a British play written by J.T. Haines in the 1830s.
Haines created the nautical melodramatic romance titled The Wizard Skiff; or, The Tongueless Pirate Boy in the early 1830s. A travesti role created for Céline Céleste, she took on the roles of Alexa Mavrona, a Greek lady; Alexis, the leader of the Wizard Skiff; and Agata, a Zingari boy.[1] It was performed by her in Paris and London.[2]
Madame Céleste had once performed The Wizard Skiff 150 times in one year.[3]
Synopsis
The play was set along a coastal Russian military village and featured a villain who posed as a Muslim Russian count, with a backstory of exterminating a Greek Archon and his family, sparing only a baby girl named Alexa whose tongue was cut out.[3]