The Lonely Man of the Ocean, or The Night before the Bridal

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The Lonely Man of the Ocean, or The Night before the Bridal is a drama in three acts by Thomas G. Blake (fl. 1850-1870).

Also found as The Lonely Man of the Ocean.

The original text

First performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, in 1851 and published in London by T.H. Lacy in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Cape Town and Royal Alfred Dramatic Club on 11 February, "with new scenery and mechanical arrangements by Mr T. Baines". Also performed a "Vocal Interlude" and an unnamed "Screaming Farce".

1861: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the renovated Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Sefton Parry and his newly arrived company on 5 August, with A Kiss in the Dark (Buckstone).

1861: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the renovated Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Sefton Parry and his newly arrived company on 5 August, with Stage Struck (Cobb/Dimond).

1865: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 4 December by the Ray and Cooper company, with James Leffler in the leading role. Also performed was The Belle of the Village (Byron)

1865: Performed once more as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 7 December by the Ray and Cooper company, this time with The Virginia Mummy (White).

Sources

Facsimile version of the original text, Hathitrust Digital Library[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 95, 98, 109, 192, 194, 200

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