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''[[The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship]]'' is a nautical drama, in three acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball], with music by George Rodwell. Sometimes referred to only as ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]''.
  
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== The original text ==
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Written 1826, opened at the Adelphi Theatre London, 8 January 1827.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1830: Played on 7 August by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], with ''[[The Smoked Miser, or The Benefit of Hanging]]'' (Jerrold) as afterpiece.
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1830: Repeated on 14 August by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]],  with ''[[Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man]]'' (King) as afterpiece.
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1835: Played on 29 April by  the [[Garrison Players]] (the [[Officers of the 98th Regiment]]) in the [[Amateur Theatre]], with ''[[The Irish Tutor, or New Lights]]'' (Glengall) as afterpiece.
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1835: Repeated on 3 June, by  the [[Garrison Players]] (the [[Officers of the 98th Regiment]])  in the [[Amateur Theatre]], with ''[[Amateurs and Actors]]'' (Peake) as afterpiece.
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1836: Played once more on 8 June by  the [[Garrison Players]]  in the [[Amateur Theatre]](?), with ''[[The Irishman in London]]'' (Macready) as afterpiece.
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== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball
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''The Terrible Fitzball: The Melodramatist of the Macabre''  by Larry Stephen Clifton (Popular Press, 1993 )[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=oQ5VhsjD5yoC&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=The+Flying+Dutchman+play+by+Fitzball&source=bl&ots=grH3iC3Ehe&sig=_THkSKlzCuhbJzpNXv8zHYFA_E0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fLDEU8irB6X9ygOdnYHwBg&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=The%20Flying%20Dutchman%20play%20by%20Fitzball&f=false]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Dutchman
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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.195, 214,
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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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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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 06:15, 22 July 2016

The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship is a nautical drama, in three acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[1], with music by George Rodwell. Sometimes referred to only as The Flying Dutchman.

The original text

Written 1826, opened at the Adelphi Theatre London, 8 January 1827.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1830: Played on 7 August by the All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre, with The Smoked Miser, or The Benefit of Hanging (Jerrold) as afterpiece.

1830: Repeated on 14 August by the All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre, with Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man (King) as afterpiece.

1835: Played on 29 April by the Garrison Players (the Officers of the 98th Regiment) in the Amateur Theatre, with The Irish Tutor, or New Lights (Glengall) as afterpiece.

1835: Repeated on 3 June, by the Garrison Players (the Officers of the 98th Regiment) in the Amateur Theatre, with Amateurs and Actors (Peake) as afterpiece.

1836: Played once more on 8 June by the Garrison Players in the Amateur Theatre(?), with The Irishman in London (Macready) as afterpiece.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball

The Terrible Fitzball: The Melodramatist of the Macabre by Larry Stephen Clifton (Popular Press, 1993 )[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Dutchman

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp.195, 214,

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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