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''[[Niobe, All Smiles]]'' is a light comedy by Harry Paulton and Edward Paulton.

Also listed as '''''[[Niobe (All Smiles)]]''''' or simply '''''[[Niobe]]'''''.

==The original text==

First performed in Liverpool on 1 September, 1890 and in London at the Strand Theatre on 11 April, 1894.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1893: Performed in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Emilie Bevan Comedy Company]].

1893: Performed in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]] as well.

1909: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Leonard Rayne Company]], featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], .

== Sources ==

Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.516[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ong3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Niobe+by+H.+Paulton+and+E.+Paulton&source=bl&ots=UM6HA4q-rm&sig=ACfU3U2Py4dIaZQlJSbIPQsdCrZVPpa6IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitqLXGj83lAhUSWsAKHRMjD1kQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Niobe%20by%20H.%20Paulton%20and%20E.%20Paulton&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.)

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.395,

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : Performed as ''[[Niobe]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]] as well.
-: Performed as ''[[Niobe]]'' in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Leonard Rayne Company]], featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], among others.
+: Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], among others. It was  part of their repertoire of four plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in October.
 == Sources ==

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-''[[Niobe, All Smiles]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by Harry Paulton (1841-1917)[https://theatricalia.com/person/ak0/harry-paulton] and Edward A. Paulton (1866-1939).
+''[[Niobe, All Smiles]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by Harry Paulton (1841-1917)[https://theatricalia.com/person/ak0/harry-paulton] and Edward A. Paulton (1866-1939)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667378/?ref_=tt_ov_wr].
 Also listed as '''''[[Niobe (All Smiles)]]''''' or simply '''''[[Niobe]]'''''.
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 https://theatricalia.com/person/ak0/harry-paulton
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe_(film)

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		+	The play tells of the statue of Niobe that comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.

	First performed in the Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool on 1 September, 1890 and in London at the Strand Theatre on 16 April, 1892. Published by Samuel French in 1904.		First performed in the Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool on 1 September, 1890 and in London at the Strand Theatre on 16 April, 1892. Published by Samuel French in 1904.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as ''[[Niobe]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Emilie Bevan Comedy Company]].
+: Performed as ''[[Niobe]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Emilie Bevan Comedy Company]] as part of a short season.
 : Performed as ''[[Niobe]]'' in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Wheeler Company]] as well.

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-''[[Niobe, All Smiles]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by Harry Paulton and Edward A. Paulton.
+''[[Niobe, All Smiles]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by Harry Paulton (1841-1917)[https://theatricalia.com/person/ak0/harry-paulton] and Edward A. Paulton (1866-1939).
 Also listed as '''''[[Niobe (All Smiles)]]''''' or simply '''''[[Niobe]]'''''.
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.516[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ong3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Niobe+by+H.+Paulton+and+E.+Paulton&source=bl&ots=UM6HA4q-rm&sig=ACfU3U2Py4dIaZQlJSbIPQsdCrZVPpa6IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitqLXGj83lAhUSWsAKHRMjD1kQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Niobe%20by%20H.%20Paulton%20and%20E.%20Paulton&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.)

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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.)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.395,
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.395, 431
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]