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''[[It Is Never Too Late to Mend]]'' is a play in three acts by Charles Reade (1814-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Reade].

Also known found as '''''[[It's Never Too Late To Mend]]''''' or '''''[[It's Never too Late to Mend, or Gold, Gold, Gold]]'''''.

==The original text==

A drama about a ruthless squire who becomes obsessed with a younger woman and conspires to have her lover framed and sent to jail.

Based by Charles Reade on his own novel called ''[[It Is Never Too Late to Mend]]'' (sometimes written as ''[[It's Never Too Late to Mend]]''), published in 1856, the play opened in February 1865 at The Theatre, Leeds, where it played to great acclaim.

==Translations and adaptations==

The novel was filmed a number of times over the years.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1862: Performed as ''[[It's Never too Late to Mend, or Gold, Gold, Gold]]'' by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 15 December, with ''[[Marriage at any Price]]'' (Wooler). The performance given as a benefit for [[James Leffler]], held under the patronage of the Governor's wife, Lady Wodehouse, and R. Southey, the Colonial Secretary.

1882/3: Performed as ''[[It's Never too Late to Mend]]'' by [[Mabel Hayes]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of season that ran from August 1882 to June 1883. She probably did it in Port Elizabeth as well in the subsequent season.

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Is_Never_Too_Late_to_Mend_(novel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Reade#/media/File:It_is_never_too_late_to_mend_-_Weir_Collection.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Reade

[[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.132, 376

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]

Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]

Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]

Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]

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−	Based by Charles Reade on his own novel called ''[[It Is Never Too Late to Mend]]'' (sometimes written as ''[[It's Never Too Late to Mend]]''), published in 1856, the play opened in February 1865 at The Theatre, Leeds, where it played to great acclaim.
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~The novel was filmed a number of times over the years.~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	1862: Performed as ''[[It's Never too Late to Mend, or Gold, Gold, Gold]]'' by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 15 December, with ''[[Marriage at any Price]]'' (Wooler). The performance given as a benefit for [[James Leffler]], held under the patronage of the Governor's wife, Lady Wodehouse, and R. Southey, the Colonial Secretary.
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−	1882/3: Performed as ''[[It's Never too Late to Mend]]'' by [[Mabel Hayes]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of season that ran from August 1882 to June 1883. She probably did it in Port Elizabeth as well in the subsequent season.
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Is_Never_Too_Late_to_Mend_(novel)~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Reade#/media/File:It_is_never_too_late_to_mend_-_Weir_Collection.jpg~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Reade~~
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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.)
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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.132, 376~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]~~
−
−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
−
−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
−
−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page]]~~
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