The Gamester - Revision history

Satj at 04:31, 25 April 2017

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The original text

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Sources

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Sources

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The original text

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Performance history in South Africa

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−	[[The Gamester]] is a domestic tragedy in five acts by Edward Moore (1712 – 1757)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)].	+	''[[The Gamester]]'' is a domestic tragedy in five acts by Edward Moore (1712 – 1757)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)].

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-Originally produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. David Garrick (1717-1779) apparently also added the prologue and a few other passages of the play. The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century, ''inter alia'' at the Park Theatre, New York, by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean.
+Originally produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1753 with David Garrick (1717-1779) in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. Garrick apparently also added the prologue and a few other passages of the play.
-First published in London by R. Francklin and co, 1753 and sold by and R. Dodsley. Later editions printed 1776 by T. Davies and R. Dodsley; and 1777 by J. Bell.
+The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century, ''inter alia'' at the Park Theatre, New York, by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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-[[The Gamester]] is a domestic tragedy by Edward Moore (1712 – 1757)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)].
+[[The Gamester]] is a domestic tragedy in five acts by Edward Moore (1712 – 1757)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)].
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-Originally produced in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century.
+Originally produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. David Garrick (1717-1779) apparently also added the prologue and a few other passages of the play. The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century, ''inter alia'' at the Park Theatre, New York, by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean.
-Printed 1776 by T. Davies and R. Dodsley; and 1777 by J. Bell.
+First published in London by R. Francklin and co, 1753 and sold by and R. Dodsley. Later editions printed 1776 by T. Davies and R. Dodsley; and 1777 by J. Bell.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)
 Facsimile version of the 1776 edition by  T. Davies and R. Dodsley, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=0zg7AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]

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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)
-Facsimile version of the 1776 edition by , Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=0zg7AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
+Facsimile version of the 1776 edition by  T. Davies and R. Dodsley, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=0zg7AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
 Facsimile version of the 1777 edition by Bell, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=V4MTAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]

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		+	Facsimile version of the 1776 edition by , Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=0zg7AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]

	Facsimile version of the 1777 edition by Bell, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=V4MTAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]		Facsimile version of the 1777 edition by Bell, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=V4MTAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]

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 Originally produced in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century.
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 [[The Gamester]] is a domestic tragedy by Edward Moore (1712 – 1757)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)].
 Originally produced in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century.
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 == Sources ==
 [[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. 76, 109, 186
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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 : Performed in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 July 1808, followed by ''[[Taste]]'' (Foote) as afterpiece.
-: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 October in the [[African Theatre]], after ''[[Miss in her Teens]]'' (Garrick).
+: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 October in the [[African Theatre]], with ''[[Miss in her Teens]]'' (Garrick).
 ==Translations and adaptations==