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| − | ''[[Caught by the Ears]]'' is a one act farcical extravaganza by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[] | + | ''[[Caught by the Ears]]'' is a one act farcical extravaganza by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Selby] |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| + | First performed at Royal Strand theatre, London, on Monday May 30th, 1859, and published by [[T.H. Lacy]] in the same year. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1860: Billed as a "screamer", it was performed by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 22 February, with the one-act farce ''[[My "Son" Diana]]'' (Harris). | ||
| − | + | 1860: Performed by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 27 February, with ''[[Two Pigeons]]'' (Stirling) and the one-act farce ''[[John Jones]]'' (Buckstone). | |
| + | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the [undated] [[Samuel French]] edition, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112074569986;view=1up;seq=5] | Facsimile version of the [undated] [[Samuel French]] edition, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112074569986;view=1up;seq=5] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.127 | ||
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| + | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=Le+Bal+Masqu%C3%A9+Arthur+H.+Ward&source=bl&ots=j085voK1qt&sig=LGxx1zWIPYzXgxyp-fvQSpGG8vM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFsaPmkITaAhXJ7xQKHVePC1kQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=Le%20Bal%20Masqu%C3%A9%20Arthur%20H.%20Ward&f=false] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 26 April 2020
Caught by the Ears is a one act farcical extravaganza by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at Royal Strand theatre, London, on Monday May 30th, 1859, and published by T.H. Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Billed as a "screamer", it was performed by Charles Fraser and his company in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, on 22 February, with the one-act farce My "Son" Diana (Harris).
1860: Performed by Charles Fraser and his company in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, on 27 February, with Two Pigeons (Stirling) and the one-act farce John Jones (Buckstone).
Sources
Facsimile version of the [undated] Samuel French edition, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.127
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press[3]
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
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
