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 A  farcical comedy in two acts written by Douglas Jerrold  (1803 – 1857), and originally called ''[[Mr Paul Pry, or I Hope I Don’t Intrude]]''.
-This was possibly Jerrold’s first play as resident dramatist at the Royal Coburg Theatre, and was commissioned and written in a week in response to the success of Poole’s play. Based on  the Poole play, it both shortened the play, and made it more physical in performance. First performed at the Royal Coburg  Theatre, 10 April 1826 under its full title of ''[[Mr Paul Pry, or I Hope I Don’t Intrude]]'', it did not do as well as Poole's version initially, but apparently also sustained a long life. In later editions, after Jerrold had become famous,  it was simply called ''[[Paul Pry]]'',  as in the text used in the performance on November 27 1836, published by John Dicks.
+This was possibly Jerrold’s first play as resident dramatist at the Royal Coburg Theatre, and was commissioned and written in a week in response to the success of Poole’s play. Based on  the Poole play, it both shortened the play, and made it more physical in performance. First performed at the Royal Coburg  Theatre, 10 April 1826 under its full title of ''[[Mr Paul Pry, or I Hope I Don’t Intrude]]'', it did not do as well as Poole's version initially, but apparently also sustained a long life. In later editions, after Jerrold had become famous,  it was simply called ''[[Paul Pry]]'',  as in the text used in the performance on November 27 1836, published by John Dicks. This is most probably the text performed in South Africa in the 19th century.
 = Performances in South Africa =

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	1862: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 December, as part of a benefit for [[Mr Raymond]], along with ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Goethe/Carré).		1862: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 December, as part of a benefit for [[Mr Raymond]], along with ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Goethe/Carré).
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		+	1889: Performed as part of a season of plays done by a touring company brought together by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and featuring the comedian [[Lionel Brough]]. In Cape Town they appeared in the [[Exhibition Theatre]] in the second half of the year.

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 s: [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928), citing Broom, mentions a play called ''[[Paul Pry!!!]]'' referred to in a handbill for a production on 5 September (some time in the 1820s, precise year unknown) in the Cape Town barracks. It was done by a group of [[72 Highlanders]]  calling themselves The [[Highland Amateur Party]].  The play was followed by a performance of Morton's ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]''. However Bosman is unsure whether it is the Poole or the Jerrold version.  The cast for ''[[Paul Pry]]'' included [[S. Stewart]] (as "Paul Pry"), [[W. Williamson]], [[A. Schofield]], [[J.Foster]], [[W. Cameron]], [[T. Caldwell]], [[G. Milne]], [[T. Norrie]], [[A. Ramsay]].
-: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 December, as part of a benefit for [[Mr Raymond]], along with ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' ()c.
+: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 December, as part of a benefit for [[Mr Raymond]], along with ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Goethe/Carré).
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	1820s: [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928), citing Broom, mentions a play called ''[[Paul Pry!!!]]'' referred to in a handbill for a production on 5 September (some time in the 1820s, precise year unknown) in the Cape Town barracks. It was done by a group of [[72 Highlanders]] calling themselves The [[Highland Amateur Party]]. The play was followed by a performance of Morton's ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]''. However Bosman is unsure whether it is the Poole or the Jerrold version. The cast for ''[[Paul Pry]]'' included [[S. Stewart]] (as "Paul Pry"), [[W. Williamson]], [[A. Schofield]], [[J.Foster]], [[W. Cameron]], [[T. Caldwell]], [[G. Milne]], [[T. Norrie]], [[A. Ramsay]].		1820s: [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928), citing Broom, mentions a play called ''[[Paul Pry!!!]]'' referred to in a handbill for a production on 5 September (some time in the 1820s, precise year unknown) in the Cape Town barracks. It was done by a group of [[72 Highlanders]] calling themselves The [[Highland Amateur Party]]. The play was followed by a performance of Morton's ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]''. However Bosman is unsure whether it is the Poole or the Jerrold version. The cast for ''[[Paul Pry]]'' included [[S. Stewart]] (as "Paul Pry"), [[W. Williamson]], [[A. Schofield]], [[J.Foster]], [[W. Cameron]], [[T. Caldwell]], [[G. Milne]], [[T. Norrie]], [[A. Ramsay]].
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		+	1862: Performed by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 December, as part of a benefit for [[Mr Raymond]], along with ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' ()c.

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 = Performances in South Africa =
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928), citing Broom, mentions a play called ''[[Paul Pry!!!]]'' referred to in a handbill for a production on 5 September (some time in the 1820s, precise year unknown) in the Cape Town barracks. It was done by a group of [[72 Highlanders]]  calling themselves The [[Highland Amateur Party]].  The play was followed by a performance of Morton's ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]''. However Bosman is unsure whether it is the Poole or the Jerrold version.  The cast for ''[[Paul Pry]]'' included [[S. Stewart]] (as "Paul Pry"), [[W. Williamson]], [[A. Schofield]], [[J.Foster]], [[W. Cameron]], [[T. Caldwell]], [[G. Milne]], [[T. Norrie]], [[A. Ramsay]].
+s: [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928), citing Broom, mentions a play called ''[[Paul Pry!!!]]'' referred to in a handbill for a production on 5 September (some time in the 1820s, precise year unknown) in the Cape Town barracks. It was done by a group of [[72 Highlanders]]  calling themselves The [[Highland Amateur Party]].  The play was followed by a performance of Morton's ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]''. However Bosman is unsure whether it is the Poole or the Jerrold version.  The cast for ''[[Paul Pry]]'' included [[S. Stewart]] (as "Paul Pry"), [[W. Williamson]], [[A. Schofield]], [[J.Foster]], [[W. Cameron]], [[T. Caldwell]], [[G. Milne]], [[T. Norrie]], [[A. Ramsay]].
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 == ''Paul Pry'' by John Poole ==
-A farce in three acts by John Poole (1786–1872))[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poole_(playwright)].
+A farce in three acts by John Poole (1786–1872)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poole_(playwright)].
 Based on characters apparently drawn from a range of well-known plays, this farce is the best known play by Poole. It premiered in London on 13 September 1825 at the Haymarket Theatre and ran 114 performances. The play went on to maintain its popularity till the 1870s.

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 = Sources =
 David Vincent,  '''I Hope I Don't Intrude': Privacy and Its Dilemmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain'', [[OUP]], 2015.:pp.3-15[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=b84YBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=Paul+Pry+Jerrold&source=bl&ots=KlTSsIUwqH&sig=DHOPsB6IfYN9SvbOO1noj8vX0eM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=obs5VemxC8Kw7AaCpIGIBw&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Paul%20Pry%20Jerrold&f=false]
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pry_(play)
-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+[[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. 229
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+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 P|P]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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