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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.407-8		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.407-8
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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein]] 1988a. ''The History and Development of Children's Theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].

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

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 : Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban, on 19 December by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] (referred to as  [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in some sources), as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright).
-Performed by by a visiting company [[Charles Arnold]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban, on 19 December
+: Performed by [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in the [[Opera House]] Cape Town on 20 January.  According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), the production  included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").
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-After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). [[Charles Arnold]] starred in this production, and then took it on an international tour of the colonies, including to Australia and South Africa, playing it as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright).
+After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). [[Charles Arnold]] starred in this production, and then took it on international tours of the colonies, including to Australia (1900 and 1902) and South Africa (1899-1900), playing it as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright).
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−	1900: Performed in the [[~~Opera House~~]], ~~Cape Town, in January~~, by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] (referred to as [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in some sources), ~~that~~ included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").	+	1900: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban, on 19 December by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] (referred to as [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in some sources), as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright).
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		+	Performed by by a visiting company [[Charles Arnold]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban, on 19 December
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		+	1900: Performed by [[Charles Arnold]] and his company in the [[Opera House]] Cape Town on 20 January.
		+	The production included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").

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-After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). [[Charles Arnold]] starred in this production, and then took it on an international tour of the colonies, including to Australia and South Africa.
+After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). [[Charles Arnold]] starred in this production, and then took it on an international tour of the colonies, including to Australia and South Africa, playing it as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright).
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−	1900: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in January, by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] that included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").	+	1900: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in January, by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] (referred to as [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in some sources), that included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(play)		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(play)
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		+	https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/66638

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst

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	''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' is a farce by George Howells Broadhurst (1866-1952)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst].		''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' is a farce by George Howells Broadhurst (1866-1952)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst].
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	Also found as '''''[[What Happened to Jones?]]'''''.		Also found as '''''[[What Happened to Jones?]]'''''.

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-Three silent film versions were made of the play, directed by Fred Mace in 1915[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)], directed by James Cruze in 1920[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1920_film)]  and  directed by William A. Seiter in 1926[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1926_film)].
+Three silent film versions were made of the play, directed by Fred Mace in 1915[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)], directed by James Cruze in 1920[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1920_film)]  and  directed by William A. Seiter in 1926[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1926_film)] (the poster in this case lists it as as '''''[[What Happened to Jones?]]''''').
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−	Also found as '''''[[What Happened to Jones]]'''''.	+	Also found as '''''[[What Happened to Jones?]]'''''.

	==The original text==		==The original text==