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''The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] and [[Children's Theatre]] at the [[Little Theatre]], April 1954. Decor by [[Cecil Pym]]. In the cast: [[jenny Gratus]], [[Peter Boyce]].

==Translations and adaptations==

== Sources ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic_(play)

[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119

== Return to ==

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

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	''The Critic: or~~, a~~ Tragedy Rehearsed~~'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan].~~	+	#REDIRECT [[The Critic, or A Tragedy Rehearsed]]
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−	~~It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.~~
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−	The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff", called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized in plays such as Burnand's [[burlesque]] ''[[Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada]]'' (1870).
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−	~~Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	1954: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] and [[Children's Theatre]] at the [[Little Theatre]], April 1954. Decor by [[Cecil Pym]]. In the cast: [[Jenny Gratus]], [[Peter Boyce]].
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
−	~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic_(play)~~
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−	~~[[ESAT Bibliography I\|Inskip]], 1977. p 119.~~
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−	~~[[ESAT Bibliography I\|Inskip]], 1972.~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C\|C]] in Plays II Foreign Plays~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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 It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
-The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff",  called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as Burnand's  [[burlesque]] ''[[Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada]]''.
+The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff",  called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as Burnand's  [[burlesque]] ''[[Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada]]'' (1870).
 Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

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 It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
-The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff",  called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as .
+The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff",  called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as Burnand's  [[burlesque]] ''[[Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada]]''.
 Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

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 It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
-The play contains scenes from a fictional play by Puff called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as .
+The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff",  called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as .
 Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

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	It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.		It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
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		+	The play contains scenes from a fictional play by Puff called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized in plays such as .

	Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.		Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

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−	''The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.	+	''The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan].
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		+	==The original text==
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		+	It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.

	Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.		Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] and [[Children's Theatre]] at the [[Little Theatre]], April 1954. Decor by [[Cecil Pym]]. In the cast: [[Jenny Gratus]], [[Peter Boyce]].
+: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] and [[Children's Theatre]] at the [[Little Theatre]], April 1954. Decor by [[Cecil Pym]]. In the cast: [[Jenny Gratus]], [[Peter Boyce]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic_(play)
-[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119
+[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119.
 == Return to ==

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	''The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.		''The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
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		+	Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==