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''[[Temptation, or The Fatal Brand]]'' is a drama in two act by W. Thompson Townsend (1806?-1870)[].
 
''[[Temptation, or The Fatal Brand]]'' is a drama in two act by W. Thompson Townsend (1806?-1870)[].
  
Alkso found as ''[[Temptation, or The Moral Brand]]'' or simply ''[[The Temptation]]''
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Also found as ''[[The Temptation]]'' or simply ''[[Temptation]]''.
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([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980, suggests that another  alternative title used by [[Disney Roebuck]] may have been ''[[Temptation, or The Moral Brand]]''. However, this clearly sounds wrong: surely the alternative for "fatal" would have been "mortal", not "moral", and the title would thus have been ''[[Temptation, or The Mortal Brand]]''.)
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==

Revision as of 05:29, 23 June 2021

Temptation, or The Fatal Brand is a drama in two act by W. Thompson Townsend (1806?-1870)[].

Also found as The Temptation or simply Temptation.

(F.C.L. Bosman, 1980, suggests that another alternative title used by Disney Roebuck may have been Temptation, or The Moral Brand. However, this clearly sounds wrong: surely the alternative for "fatal" would have been "mortal", not "moral", and the title would thus have been Temptation, or The Mortal Brand.)

The original text

Though no trace of a performance in London, nor any reference to a published text, have so far been found, the play is listed by The Victorian Plays Project in a catalogue of plays produced in 1861.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1862: Performed as Temptation by Clara Tellett and her company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 3 July, with a dance performed by Mrs Brazier and The Maid with the Milking Pail (Buckstone).

1862: Performed again as Temptation by Clara Tellett and her company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 24 July, with songs and dances, and an unnamed farce.

1864: Performed by the Juvenile Christy's Minstrels in the Mechanic's Institute, Cape Town, in July, with lead played by Master Williams and Miss Lytton.

1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 10 November, as Temptation, or The Moral Brand with The Streets of London (Boucicault) and a ballad by Gertrude Wynne

1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 16 November, (and referred to by Bosman, 1980:p.363, as The Temptation), with East Lynne (Wood)

1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 20 November, (and here referred to by Bosman, 1980:p.363, simply as Temptation), with The Chimney Corner (Craven) and a ballad by Gertrude Wynne.

Sources

The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 52[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 268-9

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