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by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879). Full title: ''Luke the Labourer, or the Lost Son''. A melodrama first performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 17 October 1826, published in 1827.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

Presented in Cape Town in January 1849 by [[W.F.H. Parker]], in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] with the [[New English Theatrical Company]] (also referred to as [[Parker's Company]] in some sources). The play received such harsh critique from [[Sam Sly]] that it caused the company to close down.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.

Fletcher, 1994

Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 B|B]] in Plays I Original SA Plays

Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 B|B]] in Plays II Foreign Plays

Return to [[ESAT Plays 3 B|B]] in Plays III Collections

Return to [[ESAT Festivals B|B]] in Plays IV: Festivals and Pageants

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

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−	''[[Luke the Labourer, or the Lost Son~~]]'' is a melodrama by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879).~~	+	#REDIRECT[[Luke the Labourer, or the Lost Son]]
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−	~~(Also referred to simply as ''[[Luke the Labourer]]''.)~~
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−	~~== The original text ==~~
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−	~~The work was first performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 17 October 1826, and published in 1827.~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	~~1849: Presented in Cape Town in January 1849 by [[W.F.H. Parker]], in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] with the [[New English Theatrical Company]] (also referred to as [[Parker's Company]] in some sources).~~
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−	The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]], but [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.
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−	~~1853: It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1853, repeated on 24 October.~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 418, 423~~
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−	~~[[Jill Fletcher]], 1994~~
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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]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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-by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879). Full title: ''Luke the Labourer, or the Lost Son''. A melodrama first performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 17 October 1826, published in 1827.
+''[[Luke the Labourer, or the Lost Son]]''  is a melodrama by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879).
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 423
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 418, 423
-Fletcher, 1994
+[[Jill Fletcher]], 1994
-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 == Return to ==
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 L|L]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
 Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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 The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]],  but  [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed  "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.
-: It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.
+: It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1853, repeated on 24 October.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Presented in Cape Town in January 1849 by [[W.F.H. Parker]], in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] with the [[New English Theatrical Company]] (also referred to as [[Parker's Company]] in some sources).
+: Presented in Cape Town in January 1849 by [[W.F.H. Parker]], in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] with the [[New English Theatrical Company]] (also referred to as [[Parker's Company]] in some sources).
 The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]],  but  [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed  "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.
-It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.
+: It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]],  but  [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed  "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.
-It was done by the [[The English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.
+It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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	The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]], but [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.		The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]], but [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.
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		+	It was done by the [[The English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==