The Alabama: A Nautical Extravaganza - Revision history

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''[[The Alabama: A Nautical Extravaganza]]'' is a one act "extravaganza" by John Maddison Morton.

==The original text==

It was apparently a reworking of an earlier piece by Morton called ''[[Her Majesty's Sloop Spitfire]]'', and was produced in London at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane (7-19 March, 1864).

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1867: Performed as an "interesting Extravaganza" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] on 12 April, under the patronage of the "Stewards of the Races". The programme also included [[J.C. Howard]] in ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (Braddon), a rendering of the song ''The Slave Ship'' by [[Mr Spencer]] and a comic song by [[Mr Ray]].

== Sources ==

John D. Bennett. 2008. ''The London Confederates: The Officials, Clergy, Businessmen and Journalists who Backed the American South During the Civil War''. McFarland: p. 111.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=k6Q56Wd0MGQC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=The+Alabama++a+nautical+drama+by+Morton&source=bl&ots=QRw9_4_Wxp&sig=V4uU72jlvKbrH1oSzyUVzXEFNMM&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKzMjZ-NXVAhWhBcAKHTaNCEgQ6AEINzAH#v=onepage&q=The%20Alabama%20%20a%20nautical%20drama%20by%20Morton&f=false]

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 222

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-''[[The Alabama: A Nautical Extravaganza]]'' is a one act "extravaganza" by John Maddison Morton (1811–1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].
+''[[The Alabama: A Nautical Extravaganza]]'' is a one-act "extravaganza" by John Maddison Morton (1811–1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].
 ==The original text==
-According to Bennet (2008, p. 111) it was apparently a reworking of an earlier piece by Morton called ''[[Her Majesty's Sloop Spitfire]]'', and was produced in London at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane (7-19 March, 1864).
+According to Bennet (2008, p. 111) it was apparently a reworking of an earlier piece by Morton called ''[[Her Majesty's Sloop Spitfire]]'', and was produced in London at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane (7-19 March 1864).
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as an "interesting Extravaganza" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] on 12 April, under the patronage of the "Stewards of the Races". The programme also included [[J.C. Howard]] in ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (Braddon), a rendering of the song ''The Slave Ship'' by [[Mr Spencer]] and a comic song by [[Mr Ray]].
+: Performed as an "interesting Extravaganza" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] on 12 April, under the patronage of the "Stewards of the Races". The programme also included a repeat appearance by [[J.C. Howard]] in ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (Braddon), a rendering of the song ''The Slave Ship'' by [[Mr Spencer]] and a comic song by [[Mr Ray]].
 == Sources ==