Beau Brummel - Revision history

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	''The S.A. Merry-Go-Round'', 2(4):28. August 21st, 1929.		''The S.A. Merry-Go-Round'', 2(4):28. August 21st, 1929.

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-''[[Beau Brummel]]'' is a play by Bertram P. Matthews ()[].
+''[[Beau Brummel]]'' is a play by Bertram P. Matthews (1872?-1930?).
 == The original text ==
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 A melodramatic play about the ill-fated love of Beau Brummel for Mary Mayne, a passion which flared up suddenly when the Beau rescued Lady Mary from highwaymen.
-The play had been commissioned from Matthews by the actor--manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], with commissioned incidental music by Edward Elgar. (The play also co-credited to [[Ralph Richardson]] by researcher Robert Kay.)
+The play had been commissioned from Matthews by the actor--manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], as was the incidental music by Edward Elgar. (The play also co-credited to [[Ralph Richardson]] by researcher [[Robert Kay]].)
 It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham in November 1928, with Elgar conducting the orchestra on the first night.

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-''[[Beau Brummel]]'' is a play by Bertram P. Matthews.
+''[[Beau Brummel]]'' is a play by Bertram P. Matthews ()[].
 == The original text ==
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 A melodramatic play about the ill-fated love of Beau Brummel for Mary Mayne, a passion which flared up suddenly when the Beau rescued Lady Mary from highwaymen.
-The play had been commissioned from Matthews by the actor--manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], with commissioned incidental music by Edward Elgar. (The text also accredited to [[Ralph Richardson]] by researcher Robert Kay.)
+The play had been commissioned from Matthews by the actor--manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], with commissioned incidental music by Edward Elgar. (The play also co-credited to [[Ralph Richardson]] by researcher Robert Kay.)
 It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham in November 1928, with Elgar conducting the orchestra on the first night.
-The play was never published and has disappeared from memory, with only a single script surviving in the British Library. This was the Lord Chamberlain's (official censor) copy.
+The text was never published and the play has disappeared from memory, with only a single script surviving in the British Library. This was the Lord Chamberlain's (official censor) copy.
 The Elgar score too has remained unpublished, and - with the exception of the Minuet which alone has outlived the play - the composer's manuscript (hence the music itself), has vanished without trace.
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 In 1929 a West End theatre company from London, led by actor-manager [[Gerald Lawrence]] and including [[Ralph Richardson]], toured South Africa and Rhodesia, putting on a portfolio of plays, including ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.  The tour played in venues owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. and started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October.
-The section of the tour in which ''[[Beau Brummel]]'' was performed commenced in Johannesburg on 19th August at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], played a few days in Pretoria, and ended up in Cape Town. The theatre company's itinerary apparently also included three-day (four performances) visits to Bloemfontein (14-17 September) and Port Elizabeth (September 19-21 September) respectively. Some cast members were [[Gerald Lawrence]] as Beau Brummel, [[Madge Compton]] as Miss Mary Mayne, [[John Lancaster]] as the villain, [[William Devereux]], [[Wilson Coleman]], [[May Pemberton]], [[Dennis Roberts]], [[Alan Sawford Dye]]. [[Ralph Richardson]] also played in some of the performances.
+The section of the tour in which ''[[Beau Brummel]]'' was performed commenced in Johannesburg on 19th August at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], played a few days in Pretoria, and ended up in Cape Town. The theatre company's itinerary apparently also included three-day (four performances) visits to Bloemfontein (14-17 September) and Port Elizabeth (September 19-21 September) respectively. Some cast members were [[Gerald Lawrence]] as Beau Brummel, [[Madge Compton]] as Miss Mary Mayne, [[John Lancaster]] as the villain, [[William Devereux]], [[Wilson Coleman]], [[May Pemberton]], [[Dennis Roberts]], [[Alan Sawford Dye]]. [[Ralph Richardson]] also acted in some of the performances.
 ==Sources==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-In 1929 a West End theatre company from London, led by actor-manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], toured South Africa and Rhodesia, putting on a portfolio of plays, including ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.  The tour played in venues owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. and started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October.
+In 1929 a West End theatre company from London, led by actor-manager [[Gerald Lawrence]] and including [[Ralph Richardson]], toured South Africa and Rhodesia, putting on a portfolio of plays, including ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.  The tour played in venues owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. and started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October.
-The section of the tour in which ''[[Beau Brummel]]'' was performed commenced in Johannesburg on 19th August at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], played a few days in Pretoria, and ended up in Cape Town. The theatre company's itinerary apparently also included three-day (four performances) visits to Bloemfontein (14-17 September) and Port Elizabeth (September 19-21 September) respectively. Some cast members were [[Gerald Lawrence]] as Beau Brummel, [[Madge Compton]] as Miss Mary Mayne, [[John Lancaster]] as the villain, [[William Devereux]], [[Wilson Coleman]], [[May Pemberton]], [[Dennis Roberts]], [[Alan Sawford Dye]].
+The section of the tour in which ''[[Beau Brummel]]'' was performed commenced in Johannesburg on 19th August at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], played a few days in Pretoria, and ended up in Cape Town. The theatre company's itinerary apparently also included three-day (four performances) visits to Bloemfontein (14-17 September) and Port Elizabeth (September 19-21 September) respectively. Some cast members were [[Gerald Lawrence]] as Beau Brummel, [[Madge Compton]] as Miss Mary Mayne, [[John Lancaster]] as the villain, [[William Devereux]], [[Wilson Coleman]], [[May Pemberton]], [[Dennis Roberts]], [[Alan Sawford Dye]]. [[Ralph Richardson]] also played in some of the performances.
 ==Sources==

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 A melodramatic play about the ill-fated love of Beau Brummel for Mary Mayne, a passion which flared up suddenly when the Beau rescued Lady Mary from highwaymen.
-The play had been commissioned from Matthews by the actor--manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], with commissioned incidental music by Edward Elgar. It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham in November 1928, with Elgar conducting the orchestra on the first night.
+The play had been commissioned from Matthews by the actor--manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], with commissioned incidental music by Edward Elgar. (The text also accredited to [[Ralph Richardson]] by researcher Robert Kay.)
 The play was never published and has disappeared from memory, with only a single script surviving in the British Library. This was the Lord Chamberlain's (official censor) copy.

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	'''For more on the play and its British production, see the article by Robert Kay, 2011.'''[http://elgar.org/elgarsoc/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Vol.-17-No.-3-December-2011-Compressed.pdf]		'''For more on the play and its British production, see the article by Robert Kay, 2011.'''[http://elgar.org/elgarsoc/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Vol.-17-No.-3-December-2011-Compressed.pdf]
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	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-In 1929 a West End theatre company from London toured South Africa putting on a portfolio of plays, including ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.  The tour played invenues owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd, and was headed by an actor-manager called [[Gerald Lawrence]]. They started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October.
+In 1929 a West End theatre company from London, led by actor-manager [[Gerald Lawrence]], toured South Africa putting on a portfolio of plays, including ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.  The tour played in venues owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. and started in Johannesburg on 1st April 1929 and finished in Cape Town on 3rd October.
 The section of the tour in which ''[[Beau Brummel]]'' was performed commenced in Johannesburg on 19th August at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], played a few days in Pretoria, and ended up in Cape Town. The theatre company's itinerary apparently also included three-day (four performances) visits to Bloemfontein (14-17 September) and Port Elizabeth (September 19-21 September) respectively. Some cast members were [[Gerald Lawrence]] as Beau Brummel, [[Madge Compton]] as Miss Mary Mayne, [[John Lancaster]] as the villain, [[William Devereux]], [[Wilson Coleman]], [[May Pemberton]], [[Dennis Roberts]], [[Alan Sawford Dye]].