Charley's Aunt - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Sources

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Performance history in South Africa

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	1915: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company in August at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg.		1915: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company in August at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg.
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		+	1917: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne Company]] at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in March.

	1950: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by British director [[Mary Byron]] with [[Brian Brooke]] as "Lord Fancourt Babberley", [[Laurence Ayris]] as "Jack Chesney" and [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as "Charley Wykeham". Settings by [[Frank Graves\|Frank]] and [[Doreen Graves]], December 1950.		1950: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by British director [[Mary Byron]] with [[Brian Brooke]] as "Lord Fancourt Babberley", [[Laurence Ayris]] as "Jack Chesney" and [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as "Charley Wykeham". Settings by [[Frank Graves\|Frank]] and [[Doreen Graves]], December 1950.

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	1913: Performed at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in April by [[Leonard Rayne]]'s company.		1913: Performed at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in April by [[Leonard Rayne]]'s company.
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		+	1915: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company in August at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg.

	1950: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by British director [[Mary Byron]] with [[Brian Brooke]] as "Lord Fancourt Babberley", [[Laurence Ayris]] as "Jack Chesney" and [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as "Charley Wykeham". Settings by [[Frank Graves\|Frank]] and [[Doreen Graves]], December 1950.		1950: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by British director [[Mary Byron]] with [[Brian Brooke]] as "Lord Fancourt Babberley", [[Laurence Ayris]] as "Jack Chesney" and [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as "Charley Wykeham". Settings by [[Frank Graves\|Frank]] and [[Doreen Graves]], December 1950.

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	1909: The Preller [[Afrikaans]] translation performed at the [[Goede Hoop Zaal]], Cape Town, by the Paarl branch of the [[ATV]] (the [[Afrikaanse Taalvereniging]]).		1909: The Preller [[Afrikaans]] translation performed at the [[Goede Hoop Zaal]], Cape Town, by the Paarl branch of the [[ATV]] (the [[Afrikaanse Taalvereniging]]).
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		+	1913: Performed at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in April by [[Leonard Rayne]]'s company.

	1950: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by British director [[Mary Byron]] with [[Brian Brooke]] as "Lord Fancourt Babberley", [[Laurence Ayris]] as "Jack Chesney" and [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as "Charley Wykeham". Settings by [[Frank Graves\|Frank]] and [[Doreen Graves]], December 1950.		1950: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by British director [[Mary Byron]] with [[Brian Brooke]] as "Lord Fancourt Babberley", [[Laurence Ayris]] as "Jack Chesney" and [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as "Charley Wykeham". Settings by [[Frank Graves\|Frank]] and [[Doreen Graves]], December 1950.

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	1896: Presented by the [[Herbert Flemming's Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg in August.		1896: Presented by the [[Herbert Flemming's Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg in August.
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		+	1899: Presented at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban as part of the celebrations on the occasion of the unveiling of the statue of Queen Victoria.

	===20th Century===		===20th Century===

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	1895: Presented by the [[Gaiety Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in November.		1895: Presented by the [[Gaiety Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in November.
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		+	1896: Presented by the [[Herbert Flemming's Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg in August.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Presented by the [[Hawtrey Comedy Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban (May), [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (July) and the [[Good Hope Hall]], Cape Town (December).
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 : Performed in South Africa by the [[Annie Baldwin Company]].
 : Performed early in the year at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[Leonard Rayne]]'s company, starring [[Joseph Ashman]].

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	1894: Staged (again?) by the [[Hawtrey Comedy Company]] under [[Wheeler Theatre Company\|Ben and Frank Wheeler]] management in the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town.		1894: Staged (again?) by the [[Hawtrey Comedy Company]] under [[Wheeler Theatre Company\|Ben and Frank Wheeler]] management in the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town.
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		+	1894: Presented as a fundraiser at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in December.

	1895: Performed in South Africa by the [[Annie Baldwin Company]].		1895: Performed in South Africa by the [[Annie Baldwin Company]].

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	[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].		[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].
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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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 : The [[CAPAB]] production of the Mohr [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Charley se Tante]]'' opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 20 March, directed by [[Robert Mohr|Mohr]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]]. The cast: [[Limpie Basson]] (Jack Chesney), [[Chris Fourie]] (Brassett), [[Ernst Eloff]] (Charles Wykeham), [[Jannie Gildenhuys]] (Lord Fancourt Babberley), [[Antoinette Terblanche]] (Kitty Verdun), [[Marie Pentz]] (Amy Spettigue), [[Pieter Bredenkamp]] (Colonel Sir Frances Chesney, Bart), [[Bertie van der Merwe]] (Stephen Spettigue), [[Tine Balder]] (Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez), [[Valerie Shwer]] (Ela Delahey). It was that year's most popular play with audiences, with 58 performances.
 : In March it was presented by [[PACT]] in the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Frank Shelley]]. The cast: [[John Boulter]] (Colonel Sir Frances Chesney, Bart), [[Norman Coombes]](Stephen Spettigue), [[Richard Haines]] (Jack Chesney), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Charles Wykeham), [[James White]] (Lord Fancourt Babberley), Frank Shelley (Brassett), [[Shelagh Holliday]] (Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez), [[Gillian Garlick]] (Kitty Verdun), [[Caroline Cater]] (Amy Spettigue) and [[Eleanor Thomas]] (Ela Delahey). Decor and costumes by [[Chris van den Berg]].
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 https://www.pioneerdrama.com/AuthorDetail.asp?ac=PETERSONGA
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]