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−	~~''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' is a farce by an unknown author.~~	+	#REDIRECT [[The Whites and The Browns]]
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−	~~Also found written as '''''[[The Whites and The Browns]]''''', '''''[[The Whites and the Browns]]''''', '''''[[The Whites & the Browns]]''''', or '''''[[The Whites and Browns]]'''''.~~
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−	~~==The original text==~~
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−	''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' appears to have been a vaudeville style piece from the mid-19th century, since the only reference to such a play that has been found to date (besides the the South African performances by [[Disney Roebuck]] mentioned below) is the following item that appeared in the "Amusements" section of the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
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−	''"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''[[The Four Lovers]]''. The performances commence with the farce of ''[[The Whites and the Browns]]'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."''
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	~~1874: Performed as ''[[The Whites and Browns]]'' on 31 January in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[Lady Audley's Secret]]'' (Hazlewood).~~
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−	~~1875: Performed as ''~~[[The Whites and ~~the Browns]]'' on 20 September in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Peep o' Day]]'' (Falconer).~~
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−	~~1875: Performed as ''[[~~The ~~Whites & the~~ Browns~~]]'' on 22 September in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Peep O' Day or Savourneen Deelish]]'' (Falconer).~~
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−	~~1876: Performed as ''[[The Whites & the Browns]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 15 April, as an afterpiece to ''[[Blow for Blow]]'' (Byron).~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~"Amusements" in the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]~~
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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.311,327, 335, 338~~
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−	~~[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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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 [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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 ''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' appears to have been a vaudeville style piece from the mid-19th century, since the only reference to such a play that has been found to date (besides the the South African performances by [[Disney Roebuck]] mentioned below) is the following item that appeared in the "Amusements" section of the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
-"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''[[The Four Lovers]]''. The performances commence with the farce of ''[[The Whites and the Browns]]'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."
+''"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''[[The Four Lovers]]''. The performances commence with the farce of ''[[The Whites and the Browns]]'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."''
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-''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' appears to have been a vaudeville style piece from the mid-19th century, since a
+''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' appears to have been a vaudeville style piece from the mid-19th century, since the only reference to such a play that has been found to date (besides the the South African performances by [[Disney Roebuck]] mentioned below) is the following item that appeared in the "Amusements" section of the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
 "Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''[[The Four Lovers]]''. The performances commence with the farce of ''[[The Whites and the Browns]]'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."

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 All that can be found of such a play (besides the references to the South African performances below) is the following mention of a farce by this name that appeared in the "Amusements" section of the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
-"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''The Four Lovers''. The performances commence with the farce of ''The Whites and the Browns'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."
+"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''[[The Four Lovers]]''. The performances commence with the farce of ''[[The Whites and the Browns]]'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."
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 All that can be found of such a play (besides the references to the South African performances below) is the following mention of a farce by this name that appeared in the "Amusements" section of the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
-"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of "The Four Lovers." The performances commence with the farce of "The Whites and the Browns," with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. "Young America," the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."
+"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of ''The Four Lovers''. The performances commence with the farce of ''The Whites and the Browns'', with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. 'Young America', the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."
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 == Sources ==
-The Whites & The Browns
+"Amusements" in the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.311,327, 335, 338

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	The Whites & The Browns

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.311,327, 335, 338		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.311,327, 335, 338

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		+	All that can be found of such a play is the following mention of a farce by this name appeared in the "Amusements" section of the ''New York Times'' of August 4, 1862 (Page 5)[https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/04/archives/amusements.html]
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		+	"Gabriel Ravel, with his pantomimic and ballet troupe, in which are included the well-known names of the Marzettis, Axel and Tophoff, commence an engagement to-night at Niblo's. They do the pantomime of "The Four Lovers." The performances commence with the farce of "The Whites and the Browns," with Mr. Henry Placide, Mr. J.G. Burnett, Mr. Shewell, Miss Wells and Miss Emma Taylor in the principal characters. "Young America," the wonderful juvenile gymnast, also appears in a Zampillarostatic Act, perilously emulative of Leotard and William Hanlon."

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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 : Performed as ''[[The Whites & the Browns]]'' on 22 September in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[The Peep O' Day or Savourneen Deelish]]'' (Falconer).
-: Performed as ''[[The Whites & The Browns]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company  on 15 April, as an afterpiece to ''[[Blow for Blow]]'' (Byron).
+: Performed as ''[[The Whites & the Browns]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company  on 15 April, as an afterpiece to ''[[Blow for Blow]]'' (Byron).
 == Sources ==