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''[Grandad's Darling]]'' is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]

Written for a child actress. London

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	1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.		1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.
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	1877: Performed again by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company (but this time simply referred to as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' by Bosman), along with the "Grand burlesque" of ''[[Aladdin, or The Wonderful Woman]]'' (Anon).		1877: Performed again by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company (but this time simply referred to as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' by Bosman), along with the "Grand burlesque" of ''[[Aladdin, or The Wonderful Woman]]'' (Anon).

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 ==The original text==
 Written for a child actress. Published in London by [[Samuel French]] and as Lynn’s Acting Edition no XVI.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 [[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|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.203-205
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.360-1.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	1877: Performed again by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company (but this time simply referred to as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' by Bosman), along with the "Grand burlesque" of ''[[Aladdin or The Wonderful Woman]]'' (Anon).	+	1877: Performed again by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company (but this time simply referred to as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' by Bosman), along with the "Grand burlesque" of ''[[Aladdin, or The Wonderful Woman]]'' (Anon).

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.		1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.
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		+	1877: Performed again by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company (but this time simply referred to as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' by Bosman), along with the "Grand burlesque" of ''[[Aladdin or The Wonderful Woman]]'' (Anon).

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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−	1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.	+	1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	''[[Grandad's Darling]]'' is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]		''[[Grandad's Darling]]'' is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]

		+	Also found as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' in some sources.

−	Written for a child actress. Published in London by [[Samuel French]].	+	==The original text==
		+
		+	Written for a child actress. Published in London by [[Samuel French]] and as Lynn’s Acting Edition no XVI.
		+
		+
		+	==Translations and adaptations==
		+
		+	== Performance history in South Africa ==
		+
		+
		+	1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night.
		+
		+	== 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 [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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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.203-205
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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−	Written for a child actress. London	+	Written for a child actress. Published in London by [[Samuel French]].