His Excellency the Governor - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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	Apparently Marshall did no more than '''''write''''' the plays in South Africa, for there is no indication that any of them were actually tried out or produced in South Africa during his sojourn there. Even the two that he wrote while stationed in Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg appear to have been sent to London producers directly for consideration.		Apparently Marshall did no more than '''''write''''' the plays in South Africa, for there is no indication that any of them were actually tried out or produced in South Africa during his sojourn there. Even the two that he wrote while stationed in Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg appear to have been sent to London producers directly for consideration.
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		+	However some of his plays were later performed in the country.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hely-Hutchinson		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hely-Hutchinson
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		+	https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822058/otherworks

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

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 ==The original text==
-Set on an island
+Written some time between 1894 and 1899  while the author was  stationed in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, then Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and Zululand.
-Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was  stationed there as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, then Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and Zululand (between 1893 and 1901). The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.
+''[[His Excellency the Governor]]'' was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Filmed in 1917 as ''[[Her Excellency, the Governor]]'' as an American silent film, the storyline loosely based Marshall's play. Screenplay written by Robert Shirley, directed by Albert Parker, produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. The lead was played by Elda Milar, who would later gain renown  as the gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.
+Filmed in 1917 as ''[[Her Excellency, the Governor]]'', though the storyline was but loosely based Marshall's play. Screenplay written by Robert Shirley, directed by Albert Parker, produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. The lead was played by Elda Milar, who would later gain renown  as the gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	''[[His Excellency the Governor]]'' is a ~~play~~ by [[Robert Marshall]] (1863-1910)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)]	+	''[[His Excellency the Governor]]'' is a farcical romance by [[Robert Marshall]] (1863-1910)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)]

	Also found as '''''[[His Excellency, the Governor]]'''''		Also found as '''''[[His Excellency, the Governor]]'''''

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Excellency,_the_Governor		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Excellency,_the_Governor
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hely-Hutchinson

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

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−	Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was stationed there as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal. The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.	+	Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was stationed there as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, then Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and Zululand (between 1893 and 1901). The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.

	The play had several seasons in New York at the start of the 20th century, e.g. at the Lyceum Theatre (May 9, 1899 - Closing date unknown); Garrick Theatre (Oct 20, 1902 - Nov 1902) and Empire Theatre (Apr 4, 1907 - May 1907).		The play had several seasons in New York at the start of the 20th century, e.g. at the Lyceum Theatre (May 9, 1899 - Closing date unknown); Garrick Theatre (Oct 20, 1902 - Nov 1902) and Empire Theatre (Apr 4, 1907 - May 1907).

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	Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was stationed there as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal. The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.		Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was stationed there as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal. The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.
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		+	The play had several seasons in New York at the start of the 20th century, e.g. at the Lyceum Theatre (May 9, 1899 - Closing date unknown); Garrick Theatre (Oct 20, 1902 - Nov 1902) and Empire Theatre (Apr 4, 1907 - May 1907).
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	The text published in London by [[William Heinemann]] in 1901.		The text published in London by [[William Heinemann]] in 1901.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/his-excellency-the-governor-4413

	https://books.google.co.za/books?id=tGw-AAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y		https://books.google.co.za/books?id=tGw-AAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y

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 ==The original text==
 Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was  stationed there as aide-de-camp to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal. The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.
 The text published in London by [[William Heinemann]] in 1901.
 ==Translations and adaptations==