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	#REDIRECT[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]		#REDIRECT[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]
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−	~~Full title ''[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]''. A tragedy by George Lillo.~~
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−	~~The play was based on a seventeenth-century ballad about a murder in Shropshire, .~~
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−	Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant, or The True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It later acquired the better known title of ''[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]''.
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−	~~It was Lillo's most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.~~
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−	Apprenticeship is a central issue in the play, and a number of 19th century books on George Barnwell (by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, Robert Cruikshank and Edward Lytton Blanchard for example) appeared in print, all referring to him as an "apprentice" rather than a "merchant", hence perhaps the title under which it was first performed in South Africa.
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	1830: Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September under the title ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'', with ''[[Doctor Bolus]]'' (Daniel) as afterpiece.
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/london_map/merchant_main.html~~
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−	~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_London_Merchant~~
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−	~~[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1828: p 215~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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 The play was based on a seventeenth-century ballad about a murder in Shropshire, .
-Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant, or The True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It later acquired the better known title of ''[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]''It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
+Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant, or The True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It later acquired the better known title of ''[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]''.
 Apprenticeship is a central issue in the play, and a number of 19th century books on George Barnwell (by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, Robert Cruikshank and Edward Lytton Blanchard for example) appeared in print, all referring to him as an "apprentice" rather than a "merchant", hence perhaps the title under which it was first performed in South Africa.

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 The play was based on a seventeenth-century ballad about a murder in Shropshire, .
-Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant, or The True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
+Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant, or The True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It later acquired the better known title of ''[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]''It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
 Apprenticeship is a central issue in the play, and a number of 19th century books on George Barnwell (by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, Robert Cruikshank and Edward Lytton Blanchard for example) appeared in print, all referring to him as an "apprentice" rather than a "merchant", hence perhaps the title under which it was first performed in South Africa.

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 The play was based on a seventeenth-century ballad about a murder in Shropshire, .
-Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant; or the True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
+Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant, or The True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
 Apprenticeship is a central issue in the play, and a number of 19th century books on George Barnwell (by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, Robert Cruikshank and Edward Lytton Blanchard for example) appeared in print, all referring to him as an "apprentice" rather than a "merchant", hence perhaps the title under which it was first performed in South Africa.

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 == The original text ==
 Originally billed as ''[[The Merchant; or the True History of George Barnwell]]'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
-A number of 19th century books on George Barnwell (by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, Robert Cruikshank and Edward Lytton Blanchard for example) appeared in print, all referring to him as an "apprentice" rather than a "merchant", hence perhaps the title under which it was first performed in South Africa.
+Apprenticeship is a central issue in the play, and a number of 19th century books on George Barnwell (by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, Robert Cruikshank and Edward Lytton Blanchard for example) appeared in print, all referring to him as an "apprentice" rather than a "merchant", hence perhaps the title under which it was first performed in South Africa.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == The original text ==
-Originally billed as ''The Merchant; or the True History of George Barnwell'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
+''The pathetic and interesting history of George Barnwell, the London 'prentice : founded on facts'' by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson. Published in London [ca. 1804]
 ''The life of George Barnwell; or, The London apprentice of the last century'' by Edward Lytton Blanchard, published in London by Thomas White in 1830.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September 1830 under the title ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'', with ''[[Doctor Bolus]]'' as afterpiece.
+: Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September under the title ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'', with ''[[Doctor Bolus]]'' (Daniel) as afterpiece.
 == Sources ==