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| − | ''[[Five Miles Off, or The Finger Post]]'' is a | + | ''[[Five Miles Off, or The Finger Post]]'' is a comedy in three acts by Thomas John Dibdin (1771 – 1841)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_John_Dibdin] |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket | ||
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| + | Published by Barker and Son in 1806 | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1806 published version of the text, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=jCMAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Five+Miles+Off,+or+The+Finger+Post&source=bl&ots=msJB-ZKmnL&sig=pq3FjZSOgchPCBwtF92YaaBjcYk&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijk868rtHMAhXLL8AKHfBpCXEQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=Five%20Miles%20Off%2C%20or%20The%20Finger%20Post&f=false] | ||
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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. 185 | [[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. 185 | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 11 May 2016
Five Miles Off, or The Finger Post is a comedy in three acts by Thomas John Dibdin (1771 – 1841)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Published by Barker and Son in 1806
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1824: Performed in Cape Town on 7 July by the Amateur Company with Love, Law and Physic (Kenney).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1806 published version of the text, Google E-book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 185
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