Difference between revisions of "Sayings and Doings, or The Rule of Contrary"
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Often found simply as '''''[[Sayings and Doings]]'''''. | Often found simply as '''''[[Sayings and Doings]]'''''. | ||
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Possibly a dramatization by Morton of the story ''The Man of Many Friends'' by Theodore Edward Hook (1788-1841)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hook], from volume two of his collection of stories entitled ''Sayings and Doings'' (1838). Morton took the title of the play from the collection of stories, but Hook admits Morton might have obtained the plot for his play directly from the ''Jour á Paris'', from which Hook himself had drawn the idea. | Possibly a dramatization by Morton of the story ''The Man of Many Friends'' by Theodore Edward Hook (1788-1841)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hook], from volume two of his collection of stories entitled ''Sayings and Doings'' (1838). Morton took the title of the play from the collection of stories, but Hook admits Morton might have obtained the plot for his play directly from the ''Jour á Paris'', from which Hook himself had drawn the idea. | ||
| + | First performed in London at Covent Garden on the 18th of April, 1839, and first published in the same year by Chapman and Hall. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. | ||
| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2356805A/John_Maddison_Morton | https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2356805A/John_Maddison_Morton | ||
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Theodore Edward Hook. 1838. ''Sayings and Doings'' Second Volume. London: Colburn.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=FzUgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=Sayings+and+Doings+Morton&source=bl&ots=3boal8COLi&sig=YwQh6ENF1YZ3vVF6SeSktk888co&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixlJK8ooXfAhUGVRUIHWX3DBoQ6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Sayings%20and%20Doings%20Morton&f=false] | Theodore Edward Hook. 1838. ''Sayings and Doings'' Second Volume. London: Colburn.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=FzUgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=Sayings+and+Doings+Morton&source=bl&ots=3boal8COLi&sig=YwQh6ENF1YZ3vVF6SeSktk888co&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixlJK8ooXfAhUGVRUIHWX3DBoQ6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Sayings%20and%20Doings%20Morton&f=false] | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:40, 4 December 2018
Sayings and Doings, or The Rule of Contrary is a farce in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1]
Often found simply as Sayings and Doings.
Contents
The original text
Possibly a dramatization by Morton of the story The Man of Many Friends by Theodore Edward Hook (1788-1841)[2], from volume two of his collection of stories entitled Sayings and Doings (1838). Morton took the title of the play from the collection of stories, but Hook admits Morton might have obtained the plot for his play directly from the Jour á Paris, from which Hook himself had drawn the idea.
First performed in London at Covent Garden on the 18th of April, 1839, and first published in the same year by Chapman and Hall.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2356805A/John_Maddison_Morton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hook
Theodore Edward Hook. 1838. Sayings and Doings Second Volume. London: Colburn.[4]
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
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
