The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang - Revision history

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 ==The original text==
-Nothing is known of this stage work, besides the fact that a"ballet dance" by this name was done in Cape Town in 1833. However, it may have been created by the company, based on press-gang incidents related in the Frederick Marryat's novel ''Peter Simple'', first serialized in 1833.
+Nothing is known of this stage work, besides the fact that a"ballet dance" by this name was done in Cape Town in 1833. However, it may have been created by the company, based on the hilarious press-gang incidents related in the Frederick Marryat's novel ''Peter Simple'', first serialized in 1833.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 ==The original text==
-Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833. However, it may have been based on press-gang incidents related in the 1833 novel ''Peter Simple''
+Nothing is known of this stage work, besides the fact that a"ballet dance" by this name was done in Cape Town in 1833. However, it may have been created by the company, based on press-gang incidents related in the Frederick Marryat's novel ''Peter Simple'', first serialized in 1833.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 ==The original text==
-Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833.
+Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833. However, it may have been based on press-gang incidents related in the 1833 novel ''Peter Simple''
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833.
-==Translations and adaptations=
+==Translations and adaptations==
 == South African performances ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:49, 20 June 2017
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	''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown choreographer, possibly a local dance teacher.		''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown choreographer, possibly a local dance teacher.
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		+	==The original text==
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		+	Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833.
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		+	==Translations and adaptations=

	== South African performances ==		== South African performances ==

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 ''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown choreographer, possibly a local dance teacher.
-First performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, 1833, with ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers|The Floating Beacon]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The First of April]]'' (Boaden) and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]].
 == Sources ==

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−	First performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, with ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers\|The Floating Beacon]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The First of April]]'' (Boaden) and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]].	+	First performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, 1833, with ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers\|The Floating Beacon]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The First of April]]'' (Boaden) and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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← Older revision		Revision as of 07:00, 14 May 2016
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← Older revision		Revision as of 06:59, 14 May 2016
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−	''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown author, performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, with ''[[The ~~Six Simpletons~~, or The ~~Press Gang~~]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The First of April]]'' (Boaden) and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]].	+	''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown author,
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		+	First performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, with ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers\|The Floating Beacon]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The First of April]]'' (Boaden) and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]].
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		+	== Sources ==
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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. 226-7.
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