The Spitalfields Weaver - Revision history

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T04:09:24Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T03:55:51Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T03:54:18Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj at 03:53, 6 June 2021

2021-06-06T03:53:57Z

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T03:36:29Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T03:33:46Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T03:28:03Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2021-06-06T03:27:50Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Sources */

2021-06-06T03:20:15Z

Sources

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2020-06-15T04:04:50Z

Performance history in South Africa

@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 : In this instance apparently performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  12 September as ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver, or How are you, Brown?]]''  by the company of [[Disney Roebuck]]  ,  with ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (Morton)
-: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  20 December as part of a benefit evening for the [[Dramatic Recital Society]] , by military volunteers assisted by [[Disney Roebuck]]. Also performed were recitals and dances, accompanied by the brass orchestra conducted by [[F. Bianchi]], followed by the afterpiece, ''[[War to the Knife]]'' (Byron).
+: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  20 December as part of a benefit evening for the [[Dramatic Recital Society]] , by military volunteers assisted by [[Disney Roebuck]]. Also performed were recitals and dances, accompanied by the brass orchestra conducted by [[F. Bianchi]], followed by ''[[War to the Knife]]'' (Byron).
 == Sources ==

@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 : In this instance apparently performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  12 September as ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver, or How are you, Brown?]]''  by the company of [[Disney Roebuck]]  ,  with ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (Morton)
-: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  20 December as part of a benefit evening for the [[Dramatic Recital Society]] , by military volunteers assisted by [[Disney Roebuck]]. Also performed were ''[[War to the Knife]]'' (Byron), recitals and dances, accompanied by the brass orchestra conducted by [[F. Bianchi]].
+: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  20 December as part of a benefit evening for the [[Dramatic Recital Society]] , by military volunteers assisted by [[Disney Roebuck]]. Also performed were recitals and dances, accompanied by the brass orchestra conducted by [[F. Bianchi]], followed by the afterpiece, ''[[War to the Knife]]'' (Byron).
 == Sources ==

@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 : In this instance apparently performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  12 September as ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver, or How are you, Brown?]]''  by the company of [[Disney Roebuck]]  ,  with ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (Morton)
-: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  20 December as part of a benefit evening for the [[Dramatic Recital Society]] , by military volunteers assisted by [[Disney Roebuck]]. Also performed were War to the Knife]]'' (Byron), recitals and dances, accompanied by the brass orchestra conducted by [[F. Bianchi]].
+: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  20 December as part of a benefit evening for the [[Dramatic Recital Society]] , by military volunteers assisted by [[Disney Roebuck]]. Also performed were ''[[War to the Knife]]'' (Byron), recitals and dances, accompanied by the brass orchestra conducted by [[F. Bianchi]].
 == Sources ==

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' is a burletta  in one act by Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynes_Bayly]
-Also found as ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver, or How are you, Brown?]]''
+According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980), [[Disney Roebuck]] also billed it as ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver, or How are you, Brown?]]'' on occasion (possibly having taken this key line from the text of the play).
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) often has the author's name as "Bayley", possibly an error in his sources on South African
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) often has the author's name as "Bayley", possibly an error in his sources on South African performances, but this is corerected in Bosman's later book (1980).
 ==The original text==
@@ Line 31: / Line 30: @@
 : In this instance apparently performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on  12 September as ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver, or How are you, Brown?]]''  by the company of [[Disney Roebuck]]  ,  with ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (Morton)
 == Sources ==
@@ Line 40: / Line 41: @@
 [[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. 407-9,
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.70, 73, 310, 312, 313, 339, 373
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.70, 73, 310, 312, 313, 339, 360, 373

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:36, 6 June 2021
Line 25:		Line 25:

	1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)		1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)
		+
		+	1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 23 December once more with ''[[Pygmalion & Galatea]]'' (Gilbert)

	1876: Performed in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company (managed by [[C. Wilstone]]) on 9 May, with ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (Braddon ''et al.'').		1876: Performed in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company (managed by [[C. Wilstone]]) on 9 May, with ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (Braddon ''et al.'').

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:33, 6 June 2021
Line 21:		Line 21:

	1858: Performed on the [[Cape Town Theatre]] by Sefton Parry and his company on 13 July, with [[Charles Fraser]] made his first appearance in the Cape in the play. The evening also included a performance of ''[[Black Ey'd Susan]]'' (Jerrold).		1858: Performed on the [[Cape Town Theatre]] by Sefton Parry and his company on 13 July, with [[Charles Fraser]] made his first appearance in the Cape in the play. The evening also included a performance of ''[[Black Ey'd Susan]]'' (Jerrold).
		+
		+	1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 12 December with ''[[Pygmalion & Galatea]]'' (Gilbert)

	1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)		1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:28, 6 June 2021
Line 21:		Line 21:

	1858: Performed on the [[Cape Town Theatre]] by Sefton Parry and his company on 13 July, with [[Charles Fraser]] made his first appearance in the Cape in the play. The evening also included a performance of ''[[Black Ey'd Susan]]'' (Jerrold).		1858: Performed on the [[Cape Town Theatre]] by Sefton Parry and his company on 13 July, with [[Charles Fraser]] made his first appearance in the Cape in the play. The evening also included a performance of ''[[Black Ey'd Susan]]'' (Jerrold).
		+
	1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)		1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:27, 6 June 2021
Line 20:		Line 20:
	1854: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]], on 18 September, with ''[[Honesty is the Best Policy]]'' (Lemon) and ''[[Middle Temple]]'' (Peake), as a benefit for [[Mr Kirton]].		1854: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]], on 18 September, with ''[[Honesty is the Best Policy]]'' (Lemon) and ''[[Middle Temple]]'' (Peake), as a benefit for [[Mr Kirton]].

		+	1858: Performed on the [[Cape Town Theatre]] by Sefton Parry and his company on 13 July, with [[Charles Fraser]] made his first appearance in the Cape in the play. The evening also included a performance of ''[[Black Ey'd Susan]]'' (Jerrold).
	1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)		1873: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 http://www.tigerbooks-online.com/book/6914/bayly-thomas-haynes
 [[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. 407-9,
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 : Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]], on 18 September, with ''[[Honesty is the Best Policy]]'' (Lemon)  and  ''[[Middle Temple]]'' (Peake), as a benefit for [[Mr Kirton]].
-: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' ()
+: Performed in the [[Odd Fellows Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 13 December with ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Lytton)
 : Performed in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company (managed by [[C. Wilstone]]) on 9 May, with ''[[Aurora Floyd]]''  (Braddon ''et al.'').