Lady Audley's Secret - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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The original text

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Performance history in South Africa

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 ===20th century===
-: Presented at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society]], directed by [[Anne Ziegler]].
+: Presented at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society]], directed by [[Anne Ziegler]], with [[Alys Tayler]] and [[Ted Mayhew]].
 == Sources ==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Performed on 15 January in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]], with the assistance of "members of the various Dramatic Clubs in Cape Town", as a benefit to [[Mrs Cooper]]. Also performed was "the unrivalled burlesque Extravaganza ''[[The Very Latest Edition of the Lady of Lyons]]'' (Byron)".
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 : Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 6 and 12 July,  with ''[[Little Don Giovanni]]'' (Byron). The latter performance as a benefit for [[H. Cornforth]].
 == Sources ==
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 192, 311-314, 322-329, 340, 363-4, 370.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed on 15 January in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]], with the assistance of "members of the various Dramatic Clubs in Cape Town", as a benefit to [[Mrs Cooper]]. Also performed was "the unrivalled burlesque Extravaganza ''[[The Latest Edition of the Lady of Lyons]]'' (Byron)".
+: Performed on 15 January in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]], with the assistance of "members of the various Dramatic Clubs in Cape Town", as a benefit to [[Mrs Cooper]]. Also performed was "the unrivalled burlesque Extravaganza ''[[The Very Latest Edition of the Lady of Lyons]]'' (Byron)".
 : Performed on 23 and 26 January in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Roebuck himself played "Robert Audley" to acclaim, and the play would be great financial success for him.

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−	''[[Lady Audley's Secret]]'' is a a play in two acts by C.H. Hazlewood (1823-~~18750~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Hazlewood].	+	''[[Lady Audley's Secret]]'' is a play in two acts by C.H. Hazlewood (1823-1875)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Hazlewood].

	Also found as ''[[Lady Audley's Secret!]]''.		Also found as ''[[Lady Audley's Secret!]]''.

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 : Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 29 November,  with ''[[Aunt Charlotte's Maid]]'' (Morton) and a ballad sung by [[Miss Wynne]].
-: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 6 and 12 July,  with ''[[Little Giovanni]]'' (Morton). The latter performance as a benefit for [[H. Cornforth]].
+: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 6 and 12 July,  with ''[[Little Don Giovanni]]'' (Byron). The latter performance as a benefit for [[H. Cornforth]].
 == Sources ==

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 == The original text ==
-Based on Elizabeth Braddon's (1835-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Braddon] popular novel, which was partly serialised in Robin Goodfellow magazine July–September 1861, then entirely serialised in Sixpenny Magazine January–December 1862 and once again serialised in London Journal March–August 1863. It was published in book form (three volumes) in 1862 by William Tinsley,
+Based on Elizabeth Braddon's (1835-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Braddon] popular novel titled ''Lady Audley's Secret'', which was partly serialised in Robin Goodfellow magazine July–September 1861, then entirely serialised in Sixpenny Magazine January–December 1862 and once again serialised in London Journal March–August 1863. It was published in book form (three volumes) in 1862 by William Tinsley,
 The novel has been dramatised and filmed several times, but possibly the first adaptation for the stage was done by C.H. Hazlewood shortly after its appearance and first performed by Framton and Fenton in the  Victoria Theatre, London, on 25 May 1863. Hazlewood's text was published in 1863 by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]]'s series ''Acting Edition of Plays'' (as Supplement No. 3) and later as acting edition no 412 in ''French's Standard Drama'' by [[Samuel French]].

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 : Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 24  November,  with ''[[The Sailor of France, or The Republicans of Brest]]'' (Johnstone) and a ballad sung by [[Miss Wynne]].
-: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 29 November,  with ''[[Aunt Charlotte's Maid]]'' (Morton).
+: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 29 November,  with ''[[Aunt Charlotte's Maid]]'' (Morton) and a ballad sung by [[Miss Wynne]].
 == Sources ==

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	1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 26 July, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece).		1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 26 July, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece).
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		+	1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 21 November, featuring Miss [[Hilda Temple]].
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		+	1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 24 November, with ''[[The Sailor of France, or The Republicans of Brest]]'' (Johnstone) and a ballad sung by [[Miss Wynne]].

	1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 29 November, with ''[[Aunt Charlotte's Maid]]'' (Morton).		1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 29 November, with ''[[Aunt Charlotte's Maid]]'' (Morton).

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 : Performed on 29 January in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché).
-: Performed on 31 January in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' (Anon.).
+: Performed on 31 January in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Whites and Browns]]'' (Anon.).
 : Performed as a "Command Night" on 6 February in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Day After the Wedding, or A Wife's First Lesson]]'' (Kemble).