The Secret of the Hole in the Wall - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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The Hole in the Wall by John Poole

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The Secret by Edward Morris

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang).
+: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang), [[Mrs Parry]] playing "Mrs Dupuis" and "Mme de Fontanges" respectively in the plays.
 == Sources ==

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	'''See the entry under ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]'''''		'''See the entry under ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]'''''
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	===''[[The Secret]]'' by Edward Morris===		===''[[The Secret]]'' by Edward Morris===

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	Thomas A. Bogar. 2002. ''John E. Owens: Nineteenth Century American Actor and Manager''. McFarland: p. 173.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dUxyBjj8HUYC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=The+Secret+of+the+Hole+in+the+Wall++farce&source=bl&ots=l6Q9OkB_Cf&sig=wN8h-1lmo8HSPTGEXQ8IcpBSXWI&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif6ZXy-rPbAhWiJMAKHccbD2EQ6AEINzAH#v=onepage&q=The%20Secret%20of%20the%20Hole%20in%20the%20Wall%20%20farce&f=false]		Thomas A. Bogar. 2002. ''John E. Owens: Nineteenth Century American Actor and Manager''. McFarland: p. 173.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dUxyBjj8HUYC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=The+Secret+of+the+Hole+in+the+Wall++farce&source=bl&ots=l6Q9OkB_Cf&sig=wN8h-1lmo8HSPTGEXQ8IcpBSXWI&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif6ZXy-rPbAhWiJMAKHccbD2EQ6AEINzAH#v=onepage&q=The%20Secret%20of%20the%20Hole%20in%20the%20Wall%20%20farce&f=false]
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		+	David Erskine Baker, Isaac Reed, Stephen Jones: ''Biographia Dramatica; or A Companion to the Playhouse''. (Volume III – M-Z) London: Longman et al, 1812.[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=rpAUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA254&lpg=PA254&dq=The+Secret+a+farce+by+Edward+Morris&source=bl&ots=hQNhuYBvKF&sig=OC43zRJSa5wK-tub3LqMdFTdo-s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cOldU4jeDOeN0AWhqoDYDw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Secret%20a%20farce%20by%20Edward%20Morris&f=false]
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		+	Facsimile version of the original text (third edition, 1799) (Google eBook)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=915gAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=The+Secret+by++Edward+Morris&source=bl&ots=ukuzmnrBgf&sig=jdB7chZEnF4HvTBOJRqZMy-vwR8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JUBnVfTtFIexsASNjYHACQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=The%20Secret%20by%20%20Edward%20Morris&f=false]
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		+	http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/morris-edward-1768-1815
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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/]: pp. 426-427
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 144

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 A farce in two acts, it was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1813 and published by J.M. Richardson in the same year.
 Facsimile version of the 1813 edition of ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]'' by Poole, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=jqRfAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=af&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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 Thomas A. Bogar. 2002. ''John E. Owens: Nineteenth Century American Actor and Manager''. McFarland: p. 173.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dUxyBjj8HUYC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=The+Secret+of+the+Hole+in+the+Wall++farce&source=bl&ots=l6Q9OkB_Cf&sig=wN8h-1lmo8HSPTGEXQ8IcpBSXWI&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif6ZXy-rPbAhWiJMAKHccbD2EQ6AEINzAH#v=onepage&q=The%20Secret%20of%20the%20Hole%20in%20the%20Wall%20%20farce&f=false]
-===''[[The Secret]]'' by  Edward Morris===
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
-A comedy, in five acts it was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1799 and published by Cadell and Davies in the same year.
+== Return to ==
-This play was seen under its own title a few times in Cape Town ('''see the entry under ''[[The Secret]]''''').
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-==Translations and adaptations==
+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
-== Performance history in South Africa ==
+Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
-: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang).
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
-== Sources ==
+Return to [[Main Page]]

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 The title ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' occurs in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980), as a work by an anonymous author.
-The (approximate) title of ''[[The Secret, or A/The Hole in the Wall]]'' is also given by Bogar (2002) for a play performed by the American actor John E. Owens in Baltimore in 1843. Bogar suggests either one of the texts given below as the text used.
+The (approximate) title of ''[[The Secret, or A/The Hole in the Wall]]'' is also given by Bogar (2002:p.173) for a play performed by the American actor John E. Owens in Baltimore in 1843. Bogar suggests either one of the texts given below as the text used.
 == The original text ==
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 : A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang).

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 == The original text ==
-There are a few works that apparently used the titles the "hole in the wall" or "The secret" and may have been the original text used.
+There are a few works that apparently used the titles the "hole in the wall" or "The secret" and may have been the original text used. Two likely candidates appear to be
 ===''[[The Hole in the Wall]]'' by John Poole===
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 Thomas A. Bogar. 2002. ''John E. Owens: Nineteenth Century American Actor and Manager''. McFarland: p. 173.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dUxyBjj8HUYC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=The+Secret+of+the+Hole+in+the+Wall++farce&source=bl&ots=l6Q9OkB_Cf&sig=wN8h-1lmo8HSPTGEXQ8IcpBSXWI&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif6ZXy-rPbAhWiJMAKHccbD2EQ6AEINzAH#v=onepage&q=The%20Secret%20of%20the%20Hole%20in%20the%20Wall%20%20farce&f=false]
-===''[[The Secret]]'' by  E. Morris===
+===''[[The Secret]]'' by  Edward Morris===
 A comedy, in five acts it was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1799 and published by Cadell and Davies in the same year.