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 Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, according to a review in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' of Thursday 2 Dec 1886[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13621775], there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].
-The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in April of 1886 and went on to become a great success, playing in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
+The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a [[scratch company]] and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in April of 1886 and went on to become a great success, playing in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
 Presented by A.M. Palmer at the Madison Square Theatre in 1886 and in Sydney at the New Opera

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as ''[[Jim the Penman]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by [[Madame Pearmain]]'s company, featuring [[Adolphus Ellis]] as "Baron Hartfeld" and [[Emily Levettez]] as "the wife".
+: Performed by [[Madame Pearmain]] and her company as part of a short season of eleven plays put in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, from 22 November onwards and featuring [[Adolphus Ellis]] as "Baron Hartfeld" and [[Emily Levettez]] as "the wife".
 : Performed by [[Herbert Flemming]] and his company, probably featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], as part of an extended season in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town.

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 Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, according to a review in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' of Thursday 2 Dec 1886[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13621775], there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].
-The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in 1886 and went on to become a great success, playing in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
+The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in April of 1886 and went on to become a great success, playing in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
 Presented by A.M. Palmer at the Madison Square Theatre in 1886 and in Sydney at the New Opera

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 Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, according to a review in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' of Thursday 2 Dec 1886[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13621775], there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].
-The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal, London, in 1884 and afterwards became a great success, playing at the Haymarket Theatre, in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
+The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in 1886 and went on to become a great success, playing in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
 Presented by A.M. Palmer at the Madison Square Theatre in 1886 and in Sydney at the New Opera

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 : Performed by [[Herbert Flemming]] and his company, probably featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], as part of an extended season in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town.
-: Performed by the [[English Dramatic Company]], based at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg, featuring [[Dick Cruikshanks]].
+: Performed by the [[London Dramatic Company]], based at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg, and featuring [[Dick Cruikshanks]].
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	1900: Performed by [[Herbert Flemming]] and his company, probably featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], as part of an extended season in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town.		1900: Performed by [[Herbert Flemming]] and his company, probably featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], as part of an extended season in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town.
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		+	1914: Performed by the [[English Dramatic Company]], based at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg, featuring [[Dick Cruikshanks]].

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 Called "a romance of modern society", it is a play about an attractive forger in Victorian Britain, who is eventually unmasked by a wife he had deceived.
-Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].
+Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, according to a review in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' of Thursday 2 Dec 1886[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13621775], there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].
-The English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal, London, in 1884 and afterwards became a great success, playing at the Haymarket Theatre, in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
+The same review mentions that the English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal, London, in 1884 and afterwards became a great success, playing at the Haymarket Theatre, in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.
-Presented by A.M. Palmer at the Madison Square Theatre in 1886.  First performed in Sydney at the New Opera
+Presented by A.M. Palmer at the Madison Square Theatre in 1886 and in Sydney at the New Opera
 House on 4 December 1886.

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	Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].		Although it was originally believed that the subject of the play had been suggested by the case of the notorious forger James Townsend Saward, known to the public as "Jim the Penman", and convicted at the Old Bailey in 1857 of forging a cheque upon Messrs. Hankey and Company, there is strong internal evidence that play was in fact based on '''''[[Der Advokat]]''''' (1885?), a German drama in five acts, by Felix Philippi (1851-1921)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Philippi].

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	The English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal, London, in 1884 and afterwards became a great success, playing at the Haymarket Theatre, in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.		The English play was apparently submitted to, and refused by, every manager in London, until it was eventually produced at a matinee with a scratch company and every manager in London realised his mistake. It was then performed at the Theatre Royal, London, in 1884 and afterwards became a great success, playing at the Haymarket Theatre, in the English provinces, in the United States, in Australia and South Africa.

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_the_Penman_(1921_film)		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_the_Penman_(1921_film)
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−	Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press (pp.336-7)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA365&lpg=PA365&dq=The+plays+of+J.H.+Darnley&source=bl&ots=j0d8olL2uB&sig=ACfU3U1nEZYooLjwWd8So1AbQQCfVisMeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW5dX_tfXlAhUOTRUIHUjNDMYQ6AEwAHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20plays%20of%20J.H.%20Darnley&f=false]
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−	J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. (p. 5). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=o5JWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Facing+the+Music+a+farcical+comedy+by+J.H.+Darnley&source=bl&ots=1PQGLR2ziP&sig=ACfU3U2VQyrnoDelpahjkcmYpTOAh4Z6oQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjj-6H1sfXlAhUuTxUIHVXzDZk4ChDoATACegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Facing%20the%20Music%20a%20farcical%20comedy%20by%20J.H.%20Darnley&f=false]

	[[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.)		[[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.)