The Field of the Cloth of Gold - Revision history

Satj: /* The masque-scene in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII */

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The masque-scene in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII

Satj: /* A drama by Shafto Scott */

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A drama by Shafto Scott

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

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Satj: /* A drama by Shafto Scott */

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A drama by Shafto Scott

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Representations of the event

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A drama by Shafto Scott

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Sources

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Satj: /* The Field of the Cloth of Gold, a drama by Shafto Scott */

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 Numerous paintings, descriptions and other representations of the event have been done over the years, including a number of literary works (e.g. novels by G.P.R. James, 1830, and Magnus Mills, 2015) and a range of dramatized versions.
-==The [[masque]]-scene in Shakespeare's ''[[King Henry VIII]]''==
+==The masque-scene in Shakespeare's ''[[King Henry VIII]]''==
-The event famously features as a masque in Shakespeare's ''[[King Henry VIII]]'', a play said to have been a collaboration between the ageing Shakespeare and the young John Fletcher, which was first performed under the title ''[[All is True]]'' at the Globe in 1613. First published in the First Folio of 1623.
+The event famously features as a masque[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masque] in Shakespeare's ''[[King Henry VIII]]'', a play said to have been a collaboration between the ageing Shakespeare and the young John Fletcher, which was first performed under the title ''[[All is True]]'' at the Globe in 1613. First published in the First Folio of 1623.
 ==A spectacle by Ringling Brothers==

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 ==A drama by Shafto Scott==
-'''''[[The Field of the Cloth of Gold, or Henry the Eighth and Francis the First]]''''' is a drama by Shafto Scott, possibly based on the English novel ''Darnley: or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold'' (1830) by G.P.R. James.
+'''''[[The Field of the Cloth of Gold, or Henry the Eighth and Francis the First]]''''' is a drama by Shafto Scott (fl 1860s), possibly based on the English novel ''Darnley: or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold'' (1830) by G.P.R. James.
 First performed in London on 24 April, 1869.

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 = Performance history in South Africa =
--5: A work referred to as ''[[The Field of the Cloth of Gold]]'' was performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s  first season as lessee and manager of the venue. Called a [[burlesque]] by Boonzaier (1928), it is identified as the drama by Shafto Scott by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (p. 380, footnote 32).
+-5: A work referred to as ''[[The Field of the Cloth of Gold]]'' was performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s  first season as lessee and manager of the venue. Called a [[burlesque]] by Boonzaier (1928), it is identified as the drama by Shafto Scott in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (p. 380, footnote 32).
 = Sources =

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 =Representations of the event=
-Numerous paintings, descriptions and other representations of the event have been done over the years, including a number of literary works and dramatized versions.
+Numerous paintings, descriptions and other representations of the event have been done over the years, including a number of literary works (e.g. novels by G.P.R. James, 1830, and Magnus Mills, 2015) and a range of dramatized versions.
 ==The [[masque]]-scene in Shakespeare's ''[[King Henry VIII]]''==

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 '''''[[The Field of the Cloth of Gold, or Henry the Eighth and Francis the First]]''''' is a drama by Shafto Scott, possibly based on the English novel ''Darnley: or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold'' (1830) by G.P.R. James.
-First performed in the Ast theatre, London, on 24 April, 1869.
+First performed in London on 24 April, 1869.
 = Performance history in South Africa =

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 "Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 482 – Ringling Bros. 'The Field of the Cloth of Gold' ", ''[[Drypigment.net]]'' (Information about historic theaters, scenic art and stage machinery).[http://drypigment.net/2018/08/21/tales-from-a-scenic-artist-and-scholar-part-482-ringling-bros-the-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold/]
-Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=The+Field+of+the+Cloth+of+Gold+Shafto+Scott&source=bl&ots=j0daokI2us&sig=ACfU3U1vwICqeYniBuXq6BVMuUiMrGYGAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinnoqPoK_mAhXEsHEKHVD1BmAQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Field%20of%20the%20Cloth%20of%20Gold%20Shafto%20Scott&f=false]
+Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p.558[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=The+Field+of+the+Cloth+of+Gold+Shafto+Scott&source=bl&ots=j0daokI2us&sig=ACfU3U1vwICqeYniBuXq6BVMuUiMrGYGAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinnoqPoK_mAhXEsHEKHVD1BmAQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Field%20of%20the%20Cloth%20of%20Gold%20Shafto%20Scott&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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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	"Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 482 – Ringling Bros. 'The Field of the Cloth of Gold' ", ''[[Drypigment.net]]'' (Information about historic theaters, scenic art and stage machinery).[http://drypigment.net/2018/08/21/tales-from-a-scenic-artist-and-scholar-part-482-ringling-bros-the-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold/]		"Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 482 – Ringling Bros. 'The Field of the Cloth of Gold' ", ''[[Drypigment.net]]'' (Information about historic theaters, scenic art and stage machinery).[http://drypigment.net/2018/08/21/tales-from-a-scenic-artist-and-scholar-part-482-ringling-bros-the-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold/]
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		+	Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=The+Field+of+the+Cloth+of+Gold+Shafto+Scott&source=bl&ots=j0daokI2us&sig=ACfU3U1vwICqeYniBuXq6BVMuUiMrGYGAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinnoqPoK_mAhXEsHEKHVD1BmAQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Field%20of%20the%20Cloth%20of%20Gold%20Shafto%20Scott&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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)		[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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 In  1905 Ringling Brothers presented a spectacle called ''[[The Field of the Cloth of Gold]]'', for which they claim to have converted their vast main tent into a huge theatre for the presentation of what they refer to as "the gorgeous, brilliant spectacle, the Field of the Cloth of Gold.”[http://drypigment.net/2018/08/21/tales-from-a-scenic-artist-and-scholar-part-482-ringling-bros-the-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold/]
-==''The Field of the Cloth of Gold'', a drama by Shafto Scott==
+==A drama by Shafto Scott==
 = Performance history in South Africa =