Dick Whittington - Revision history

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Plays, puppet performances, pantomimes etc. about Dick Whittington performed in South Africa

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 : ''[[Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat]]'' presented by the [[Leonard Rayne Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in January, and at [[Opera House]], Cape Town and [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in February, arranged, designed and produced by [[Lago Clifford]].
-: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced  by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].
+: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced  by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]]. (Greyventein lists the production as written and produced by [[Dan Thomas]] under the title ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]''.)
 : ''[[Dick Whittington]]'' ([[Geoff Tansley|Tansley]]) performed by the Ashley Street Primary School at Cape Town's [[City Hall]], produced by [[Freda Druker]] and [[Cornelia Conradie]], June 1946, with [[Basil Leach]], [[George Veenendal]], [[Bernard Hess]], [[Yusuf Jakoet]], [[Johaar Mosaval]].

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 Among those known to have been done in South Africa are:
-* ''[[Whittington and his Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]''  by E.L. Blanchard (1820 - 1889)[] written for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London in 1875 as was the 26th Grand Comic Christmas Annual.
+* ''[[Whittington and his Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]''  by E.L. Blanchard (1820 - 1889) written for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London in 1875 as was the 26th Grand Comic Christmas Annual.
 * A pantomime version by John Crocker and Eric Gilder (1972).

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	1913: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[The Merrymakers]] at the [[Carlton Theatre]], Johannesburg in February.		1913: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[The Merrymakers]] at the [[Carlton Theatre]], Johannesburg in February.
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		+	1916: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat]]'' presented by the [[Leonard Rayne Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in January, and at [[Opera House]], Cape Town and [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in February, arranged, designed and produced by [[Lago Clifford]].

	1917: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].		1917: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].

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	1903: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[George Walton's Musical Comedy Company]] at the [[Gaiety Theatre]], Johannesburg in April.		1903: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[George Walton's Musical Comedy Company]] at the [[Gaiety Theatre]], Johannesburg in April.
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		+	1913: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[The Merrymakers]] at the [[Carlton Theatre]], Johannesburg in February.

	1917: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].		1917: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].

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 : ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[George Walton's New English Musical Comedy Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December/January 1903.
 : ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced  by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].

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		+	1902: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' presented by [[George Walton's New English Musical Comedy Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December/January 1903.

	1917: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].		1917: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].

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	1893: ''[[Dick Whittington; or, The Cat, the Rat and the Fairy of Bow Bells]]'' by [[Augustus Wheatman]] presented by the [[Wheeler Comedy and Burlesque Company]] at [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[Frank Wheeler]].		1893: ''[[Dick Whittington; or, The Cat, the Rat and the Fairy of Bow Bells]]'' by [[Augustus Wheatman]] presented by the [[Wheeler Comedy and Burlesque Company]] at [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[Frank Wheeler]].
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		+	1897/1898: ''[[Dick Whittington ]]'' (a version by Rowland Butter) presented by Mr [[Charles Hoby's Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban in December/January.

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 -5: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) performed as ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]''  by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] Cape Town as part of their first season there.
-: ''[[Dick Whittington; or, The Cat, the Rat and the Fairy of Bow Bells]]'' by Augustus Wheatman presented by the [[Wheeler Comedy and Burlesque Company]] at [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[Frank Wheeler]].
+: ''[[Dick Whittington; or, The Cat, the Rat and the Fairy of Bow Bells]]'' by [[Augustus Wheatman]] presented by the [[Wheeler Comedy and Burlesque Company]] at [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[Frank Wheeler]].
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 It is for the most part extremely difficult to pinpoint the particular text used or the author in most cases of performance. Often of course - as is practice in pantomime - the script was simply devised in performance, based on the skills and specialty acts of the particular performers.  So the performances below are listed according to the '''title''' chosen, and where the names authors are given, these are listed. However, most of what appears below may be considered a creation by the particular director/company.
 : ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' presented in December by Miss [[Julia Sydney]] and her Company at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban.
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 -5: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) performed as ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]''  by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] Cape Town as part of their first season there.
 : ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) produced  by [[Dan Thomas]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Horace Green]].

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	It is for the most part extremely difficult to pinpoint the particular text used or the author in most cases of performance. Often of course - as is practice in pantomime - the script was simply devised in performance, based on the skills and specialty acts of the particular performers. So the performances below are listed according to the '''title''' chosen, and where the names authors are given, these are listed. However, most of what appears below may be considered a creation by the particular director/company.		It is for the most part extremely difficult to pinpoint the particular text used or the author in most cases of performance. Often of course - as is practice in pantomime - the script was simply devised in performance, based on the skills and specialty acts of the particular performers. So the performances below are listed according to the '''title''' chosen, and where the names authors are given, these are listed. However, most of what appears below may be considered a creation by the particular director/company.
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		+	1883: ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' presented in December by Miss [[Julia Sydney]] and her Company at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban.
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		+	1884: ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' presented at the [[Globe Theatre]], Johannesburg.

	1884-5: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) performed as ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] Cape Town as part of their first season there.		1884-5: ''[[Whittington and His Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London]]'' (Blanchard) performed as ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]'' by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] Cape Town as part of their first season there.