The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer"
The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer" is a naval drama by an unknown author.
Also referred to as The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of the Thunderer or simply as The Ship on Fire.
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The original text
No other mention of a play by this name has yet been found, other than the South African presentation noted by F.C.L. Bosman (1980: pp 111, 114).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer" by Sefton Parry and his company in the Cape Town Theatre, with Slasher and Crasher (Morton) and a dance by Miss Powell.
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.111, 114
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