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 : Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperance Society]]) perform a play they call '''''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]''''' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'', "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce (as Bosman does), but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing, given the reviewer's comment on the seasoned professional actor [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance in it for Roebuck in 1876 (below).
-: Performed on 23 August as ''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by  the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. The afterpiece is ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday).
+: Performed on 23 August as ''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town,  by  the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. The afterpiece is ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday). (According to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' once more: [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance as the drunkard in the case of ''[[The Bottle]]''  is in this case was also "...a very near approach to burlesque".)
 (According to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' once more: [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance as the drunkard in the case of ''[[The Bottle]]''  is in this case was also "...a very near approach to burlesque".)
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 (?): Performed in Cape Town by [[James Lycett]] and company in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]]
-: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call '''''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]''''' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'', "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce (as Bosman does), but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing, given the reviewer's comment on the seasoned professional actor [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance in for Roebuck in 1876 (below).
+: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperance Society]]) perform a play they call '''''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]''''' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'', "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce (as Bosman does), but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing, given the reviewer's comment on the seasoned professional actor [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance in it for Roebuck in 1876 (below).
 : Performed on 23 August as ''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by  the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. The afterpiece is ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday).

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 (?): Performed in Cape Town by [[James Lycett]] and company in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]]
-: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call ''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]'' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'', "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce (as Bosman does), but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing, given the reviewer's comment on the seasoned professional actor [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance in for Roebuck in 1876 (below).
+: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call '''''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]''''' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'', "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce (as Bosman does), but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing, given the reviewer's comment on the seasoned professional actor [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance in for Roebuck in 1876 (below).
 : Performed on 23 August as ''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by  the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. The afterpiece is ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday).

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The play may have been adapted for young players and performed in Cape Town under the title ''[[The Bottle and  the Boy]]'' in 1872.
+The play may have been adapted for young players by a local writer/director and performed in Cape Town under the title ''[[The Bottle and  the Boy]]'' in 1872.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 (?): Performed in Cape Town by [[James Lycett]] and company in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]]
-: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call ''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]'' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the [[Cape Argus]], "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce, but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing.
+: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call ''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]'' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'', "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce (as Bosman does), but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing, given the reviewer's comment on the seasoned professional actor [[J.B. Howe]]'s performance in for Roebuck in 1876 (below).
 : Performed on 23 August as ''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by  the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. The afterpiece is ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday).
 == Sources ==

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 ''[[The Bottle]]'' is a drama in two acts by T.P. Taylor (Tom Taylor, 1817-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor]
-Also found as  ''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]'' and possibly ''[[The Bottle and  the Boy]]''.
+Also found as  '''''[[The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom]]''''' and possibly '''''[[The Bottle and  the Boy]]'''''.
 ==The original text==

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	1872: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call ''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]'' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the [[Cape Argus]], "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce, but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing.		1872: Members of [[Land of Hope]] (i.e. the [[Cape Town Juvenile Temperence Society]]) perform a play they call ''[[The Bottle and the Boy]]'' at the annual general meeting in November. No author is given, though it may have been an adaptation for young players of Taylor's play. Bosman (1980:p.282) mentions that according to the [[Cape Argus]], "(t)he piece created considerable amusement" - which may suggest a farce, but it is more likely that the performances of drunk men by young people were found to be amusing.
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		+	1876: Performed in the Theatre Royal Burg Street, Cape Town, as

	== Sources ==		== 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/].
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.282
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.282, 342, 346, 349
 [[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce.