Henry IV, Part 1 - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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	1968: : Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]’s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in September, directed by [[Roy Sergeant]].		1968: : Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]’s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in September, directed by [[Roy Sergeant]].
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		+	1976: Presented by [[Louis Burke]] and [[Joan Brickhill]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], directed by visiting Londoner [[John Sichel]], starring [[Michael McGovern]].

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 : Selections from what is referred to as ''[[Henry IV]]'' were performed in [[The Lyceum]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society]] on  22 October, followed by  ''[[The Spare Bed]]'' (Fox Cooper), ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' ( Morton).
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 67, 508
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] as the opening piece of the new theatre, [[The African Theatre]], in Cape Town. It also contained an address to Apollo, written by [[Mrs Somers]], which was spoken by [[Dr Somers]], who also played "Fallstaff", while Mr Cockburn is anmed of one of the people who had painted the scenery.  Apparently it was popular and ran for a week, even though [[Lady Anne Barnard]],  called it a "dull play" in her correspondence.
+: First performed in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] as the opening piece of the new theatre, [[The African Theatre]], in Cape Town. It also contained an address to Apollo, written by [[Mrs Somers]], which was spoken by [[Dr Somers]], who also played "Fallstaff", while Mr Cockburn is anmed of one of the people who had painted the scenery.  Apparently it was popular and ran for a week, even though [[Lady Anne Barnard]],  called it a "dull play" in her correspondence. This is most probably the first presentation of a full play by Shakespeare in South Africa.
 : Selections from what is referred to as ''[[Henry IV]]'' were performed in [[The Lyceum]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society]] on  22 October, followed by  ''[[The Spare Bed]]'' (Fox Cooper), ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' ( Morton).

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : First performed in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] as the opening piece of the new theatre, [[The African Theatre]], in Cape Town. It also contained an address to Apollo, written by [[Mrs Somers]], which was spoken by [[Dr Somers]], who also played "Fallstaff", while Mr Cockburn is anmed of one of the people who had painted the scenery.  Apparently it was popular and ran for a week, even though [[Lady Anne Barnard]],  called it a "dull play" in her correspondence.
 : Selections from what is referred to as ''[[Henry IV]]'' were performed in [[The Lyceum]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society]] on  22 October, followed by  ''[[The Spare Bed]]'' (Fox Cooper), ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' ( Morton).

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	Sometimes written as ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' or ''[[Henry IV (Part 1)]]''		Sometimes written as ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' or ''[[Henry IV (Part 1)]]''
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		+	''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' and ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]'' are sometimes jointly referred to simply as ''[[Henry IV]]'', and at other times the individual plays may be referred to by that title. This most frequently occurs in the case of this one, the more popular of the plays.

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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	''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].		''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].
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		+	Sometimes written as ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' or ''[[Henry IV (Part 1)]]''

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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−	''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].	+	''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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−	''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].	+	''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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	1801: First performed in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] as the opening piece of the new theatre, [[The African Theatre]], in Cape Town. It also contained an address to Apollo, written by [[Mrs Somers]], which was spoken by [[Dr Somers]], who also played "Fallstaff", while Mr Cockburn is anmed of one of the people who had painted the scenery. Apparently it was popular and ran for a week, even though [[Lady Anne Barnard]], called it a "dull play" in her correspondence.		1801: First performed in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] as the opening piece of the new theatre, [[The African Theatre]], in Cape Town. It also contained an address to Apollo, written by [[Mrs Somers]], which was spoken by [[Dr Somers]], who also played "Fallstaff", while Mr Cockburn is anmed of one of the people who had painted the scenery. Apparently it was popular and ran for a week, even though [[Lady Anne Barnard]], called it a "dull play" in her correspondence.

−	1853: ~~Scenes~~ from the play were performed in [[The Lyceum]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society]], ~~with~~	+	1853: Selections from the play were performed in [[The Lyceum]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society]] on 22 October, followed by ''[[The Spare Bed]]'' (Fox Cooper), ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' ( Morton).
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