Jack the Giant Killer - Revision history

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Performance history of Jack the Giant Killer in South Africa

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Performance history of Jack the Giant Killer in South Africa

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Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and ye Knights of ye Round Table by H.J. Byron

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Dramatized versions of the tale

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Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and ye Knights of ye Round Table by H.J. Byron

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Performance history of Jack the Giant Killer in South Africa

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 = Performance history of ''Jack the Giant Killer'' in South Africa =
-: Performed as a "grand Comic pantomime " called '''''[[Jack the Giant-Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and Queen of the Fairy Bees]]''''' (possibly Byron's version?) by [[Sefton Parry]] in Cape Town in the [[The Cape Town Theatre]] in Harrington Street. It had 11 performances between 12 and 24 March. For most of the time there was no accompanying, except on 15 March when the accompanying play was ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor) and on 18 March when it was ''[[An Alarming Sacrifice]]'' (Buckstone). On 22 March a children's matinee was offered and the final performance on 24 March was done as a benefit for [[R.S. Cooper]].
+: Performed as a "grand Comic pantomime " called '''''[[Jack the Giant-Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and Queen of the Fairy Bees]]''''' (possibly Byron's version?) by [[Sefton Parry]] in Cape Town in the [[The Cape Town Theatre]] in Harrington Street. It had 11 performances between 12 and 24 March. For most of the time there was no accompanying, except on 15 March when the accompanying play was ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Lemoine-Moreau  and Delacour/Taylor) and on 18 March when it was ''[[An Alarming Sacrifice]]'' (Buckstone). On 22 March a children's matinee was offered and the final performance on 24 March was done as a benefit for [[R.S. Cooper]].
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 = Performance history of ''Jack the Giant Killer'' in South Africa =
-: Performed as a "grand Comic pantomime " called '''''[[Jack the Giant-Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and Queen of the Fairy Bees]]''''' (possibly Byron's version?) by [[Sefton Parry]] in Cape Town in the [[The Cape Town Theatre]] in Harrington Street. It had 11 performances between 12 and 24 March. For most of the time the accompanying play was ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor), except on 18 March when the accompanying play was ''[[An Alarming Sacrifice]]'' (Buckstone). On 22 March a children's matinee was offered and the final performance on 24 March was done as a benefit for [[R.S. Cooper]].
+: Performed as a "grand Comic pantomime " called '''''[[Jack the Giant-Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and Queen of the Fairy Bees]]''''' (possibly Byron's version?) by [[Sefton Parry]] in Cape Town in the [[The Cape Town Theatre]] in Harrington Street. It had 11 performances between 12 and 24 March. For most of the time there was no accompanying, except on 15 March when the accompanying play was ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor) and on 18 March when it was ''[[An Alarming Sacrifice]]'' (Buckstone). On 22 March a children's matinee was offered and the final performance on 24 March was done as a benefit for [[R.S. Cooper]].
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 First performed in the Royal Princess's Theatre, London, on 26 December, 1859.
-Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1859 (Vol 43 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays).
+Published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]], 1859 (Vol 43 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays).
 = Performance history of ''Jack the Giant Killer'' in South Africa =

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 [[Jack the Giant Killer]] is the name of a popular figure from English folklore. Often dramatised and used in pantomime.
 Also written [[Jack the Giant-Killer]] and the name [[Jack the Giant Slayer]] (or [[Jack the Giant-Slayer]]) also occurs.
 =The character and the original tale=

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-Facsimile version of Lacy's 1859 printed version, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ZNhUAAAAcAAJ&dq=Jack+the+Giant-Killer,+or+Harlequin+King+Arthur+and+Queen+of+the+Fairy+Bees&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
+Facsimile version of Lacy's 1859 printed version of Byron's text, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ZNhUAAAAcAAJ&dq=Jack+the+Giant-Killer,+or+Harlequin+King+Arthur+and+Queen+of+the+Fairy+Bees&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron

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	''[[Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur, and ye Knights of ye Round Table]]'' is described as "a burlesque extravaganza, preceding a mirthful, magical, comical, Christmas pantomime" and was written by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron].		''[[Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur, and ye Knights of ye Round Table]]'' is described as "a burlesque extravaganza, preceding a mirthful, magical, comical, Christmas pantomime" and was written by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron].
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		+	First performed in the Royal Princess's Theatre, London, on 26 December, 1859.

	Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1859 (Vol 43 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays).		Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1859 (Vol 43 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays).

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	https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ZNhUAAAAcAAJ&dq=Jack+the+Giant-Killer,+or+Harlequin+King+Arthur+and+Queen+of+the+Fairy+Bees&source=gbs_navlinks_s		https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ZNhUAAAAcAAJ&dq=Jack+the+Giant-Killer,+or+Harlequin+King+Arthur+and+Queen+of+the+Fairy+Bees&source=gbs_navlinks_s
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron

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

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 ==''Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur and ye Knights of ye Round Table'' by H.J. Byron==
-''[[Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur, and ye Knights of ye Round Table]]'' is described as "a burlesque extravaganza, preceding a mirthful, magical, comical, Christmas pantomime" and was written by Henry James Byron.
+''[[Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur, and ye Knights of ye Round Table]]'' is described as "a burlesque extravaganza, preceding a mirthful, magical, comical, Christmas pantomime" and was written by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron].
 Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1859 (Vol 43 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays).