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'''''Caste''''' (1867) is a comedy-drama by the English dramatist T.W. Robertson (1829-1871) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson].  
 
'''''Caste''''' (1867) is a comedy-drama by the English dramatist T.W. Robertson (1829-1871) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson].  
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==The original text==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1874: Performed under the protection of the Free Masons in the [[Mutual Hall]] on 6 March by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, presented,  with ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday), as a benefit for Roebuck,  .  
 
1874: Performed under the protection of the Free Masons in the [[Mutual Hall]] on 6 March by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, presented,  with ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday), as a benefit for Roebuck,  .  
  
Directed by [[Angus Neill]] and renamed ''[[True Hearts Are More Than Coronets]]'' for the occasion, for the [[Neill-Firth Company]], opening on 16 October 1968 in the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg. The cast: [[Ivor van Rensburg]], [[Angus Neill]], [[Arthur Hall]], [[Shirley Firth]], [[Elaine Lee]], [[Adrian Egan]], [[Alexander Harding]], [[Lorna Cowell]].
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1968: Performed under the title ''[[True Hearts Are More Than Coronets]]'' by the [[Neill-Firth Company]], directed by [[Angus Neill]] with[[Ivor van Rensburg]], [[Angus Neill]], [[Arthur Hall]], [[Shirley Firth]], [[Elaine Lee]], [[Adrian Egan]], [[Alexander Harding]] and  [[Lorna Cowell]]. It opened in the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, on 16 October.
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== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
 
 
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_(play)].
 
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_(play)].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 279-280.
  
 
''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(2), 1968.
 
''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(2), 1968.
  
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. p.242.
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[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press: 242.  
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 05:02, 20 October 2017

Caste (1867) is a comedy-drama by the English dramatist T.W. Robertson (1829-1871) [1].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1874: Performed under the protection of the Free Masons in the Mutual Hall on 6 March by Disney Roebuck and his company, presented, with The Area Belle (Brough and Halliday), as a benefit for Roebuck, .

1968: Performed under the title True Hearts Are More Than Coronets by the Neill-Firth Company, directed by Angus Neill withIvor van Rensburg, Angus Neill, Arthur Hall, Shirley Firth, Elaine Lee, Adrian Egan, Alexander Harding and Lorna Cowell. It opened in the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg, on 16 October.

== Sources ==

Wikipedia [2].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 279-280.

Teater SA, 1(2), 1968.

Percy Tucker. 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press: 242.

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

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