Bleak House - Revision history

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Performance history of the various adaptations in South Africa

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Sources

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Jo by J.P. Burnett

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Translations and adaptations

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Performance history of the various adaptations in South Africa

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Sources

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The original text

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Jo by J.P. Burnett

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Performance history of the various adaptations in South Africa

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 : ''[[Jo]]'' presented at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December.
-: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett)  performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Jennie Lee]] and [[J.P. Burnett]], under the auspices of [[Arturo Bonamici]], in a season that also included ''[[Caste]]'' ( Robertson) and ''[[Run Wild]]''.
+: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett)  performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Jennie Lee]] and [[J.P. Burnett]], under the auspices of [[Arturo Bonamici]], in a season that also included ''[[Caste]]'' (Robertson) and ''[[Run Wild]]''.
 : ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett) presented by [[Jennie Lee Dramatic Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannebsurg in June.
 = Sources =

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.367, 400		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.367, 400
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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==''[[Jo]]'' by [[J.P. Burnett]]==
-===The original text===
+Written in 1876 by [[John Pringle Burnett]], the play focussed on the sympathetic key character of "Jo", the young boy who lives on the streets and tries to make a living as a crossing sweeper - probably written as a vehicle for his wife, [[Jennie Lee]], who played "Jo"  in the original production, and often afterwards - apparently playing it more than 9000 times on tour throughout the United Kingdom, America, Australia, South Africa and India.
 ==''[[Poor Little Jo]]'' by an unnamed author==

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	Written in 1876 by [[John Pringle Burnett]] ()[], the play focussed on the sympathetic key character of "Jo", the young boy who lives on the streets and tries to make a living as a crossing sweeper - probably written as a vehicle for his wife, [[Jennie Lee]], who played "Jo" in the original production, and often afterwards - apparently playing it more than 9000 times on tour throughout the United Kingdom, America, Australia, South Africa and India.		Written in 1876 by [[John Pringle Burnett]] ()[], the play focussed on the sympathetic key character of "Jo", the young boy who lives on the streets and tries to make a living as a crossing sweeper - probably written as a vehicle for his wife, [[Jennie Lee]], who played "Jo" in the original production, and often afterwards - apparently playing it more than 9000 times on tour throughout the United Kingdom, America, Australia, South Africa and India.
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−	~~===Translations and adaptations===~~

	==''[[Poor Little Jo]]'' by an unnamed author==		==''[[Poor Little Jo]]'' by an unnamed author==

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 =Dramatizations of the novel=
 [[Wikipedia]] mentions at least three 19th century adaptations for the stage, and a number of radio, film and TV versions in the 20th century[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House]. Undoubtedly there have been many more.
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 : ''[[Jo]]'' presented at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December.
-: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett)  performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Jennie Lee]] and [[J.P. Burnett]], under the auspices of [[Arturo Bonamici]], in a season that also included ''[[Caste]]'' ( Robertson) and ''[[Run Wild]]'' ()[].
+: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett)  performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Jennie Lee]] and [[J.P. Burnett]], under the auspices of [[Arturo Bonamici]], in a season that also included ''[[Caste]]'' ( Robertson) and ''[[Run Wild]]''.
 = Sources =

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	1882: ''[[Poor Little Jo]]'' (no author named) performed by [[Mabel Hayes]] and her company as part of a season in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town.		1882: ''[[Poor Little Jo]]'' (no author named) performed by [[Mabel Hayes]] and her company as part of a season in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town.
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		+	1885: ''[[Jo]]'' presented at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December.

	1894: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett) performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Jennie Lee]] and [[J.P. Burnett]], under the auspices of [[Arturo Bonamici]], in a season that also included ''[[Caste]]'' ( Robertson) and ''[[Run Wild]]'' ()[].		1894: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett) performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Jennie Lee]] and [[J.P. Burnett]], under the auspices of [[Arturo Bonamici]], in a season that also included ''[[Caste]]'' ( Robertson) and ''[[Run Wild]]'' ()[].

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	"Bleak House" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House],		"Bleak House" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House],
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		+	https://theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/general-articles/item/537-jennie-lee-and-bleak-house

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Lee_(British_actress)		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Lee_(British_actress)

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 ===The original text===
-Written in 1876 by [[John Pringle Burnett]] ()[], the play focussed on the sympathetic key character of "Jo", the young boy who lives on the streets and tries to make a living as a crossing sweeper - probably written as a vehicle for his wife, [[Jennie Lee]], who played "Jo"  in the original production, and often afterwards.
+Written in 1876 by [[John Pringle Burnett]] ()[], the play focussed on the sympathetic key character of "Jo", the young boy who lives on the streets and tries to make a living as a crossing sweeper - probably written as a vehicle for his wife, [[Jennie Lee]], who played "Jo"  in the original production, and often afterwards - apparently playing it more than 9000 times on tour throughout the United Kingdom, America, Australia, South Africa and India.
 ===Translations and adaptations===

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 =Performance history of the various adaptations in South Africa=
-: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett)  performed for the first time in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and his company, opening on 8 April as a benefit for Miss [[Hilda Temple]]. Also featured a ballad by Miss [[Gertrude Wynne]] and a "new ballet".
+: ''[[Jo]]'' (Burnett)  performed for the first time in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, opening on 8 April as a benefit for Miss [[Hilda Temple]]. Also featured a ballad by Miss [[Gertrude Wynne]] and a "new ballet".
 : ''[[Poor Little Jo]]'' (no author named) performed by [[Mabel Hayes]] and her company as part of a season in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town.