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| − | + | ''[[Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750]]'' is a farce in two acts by Richard Brinsley Peake (1792 – 1847)[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21684]. | |
| − | First performed in London | + | Also referred to simply as ''[[Comfortable Lodgings]]''. |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | First performed in London in 1827 at the Drury Lane. | ||
Published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1838. | Published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1838. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Performed in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on | + | 1834: Performed as ''[[Comfortable Lodgings]]'' in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on 10 September by the [[Garrison Amateur Company|Garrison Amateurs]], along with ''[[The Heir at Law]]'' (Colman Jr). |
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| + | 1847: Performed as''[[Comfortable Lodgings]]'' in the [[Dutch]] theatre in Roeland Street (the [[Roeland Street Theatre]]) by a company calling itself [[Private Amateur Company]] on 6 November 1847 as their last performance of the season, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Castle Spectre]]'' (Lewis). | ||
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| + | 1855: Performed as ''[[Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750]]'' in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] (officers of the 73rd Regiment) on 28 September 1855 as part of a presentation "for the Patriotic Fund" , along with ''[[Grace Huntley, or The Follies of Youth]]'' (Holl). Advertised as "the laughable farce...which had such an immense run at the Adelphi, a few seasons since" (as cited by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p.412). | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | John Russell Stephens, ‘Peake, Richard Brinsley (1792–1847)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21684, accessed 11 Sept 2013] | |
| − | [[F.C.L. | + | [[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. 194, 412 and 417. |
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 13 December 2016
Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750 is a farce in two acts by Richard Brinsley Peake (1792 – 1847)[1].
Also referred to simply as Comfortable Lodgings.
Contents
The original text
First performed in London in 1827 at the Drury Lane.
Published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1838.
Performance history in South Africa
1834: Performed as Comfortable Lodgings in the Barracks Theatre, Cape Town on 10 September by the Garrison Amateurs, along with The Heir at Law (Colman Jr).
1847: Performed asComfortable Lodgings in the Dutch theatre in Roeland Street (the Roeland Street Theatre) by a company calling itself Private Amateur Company on 6 November 1847 as their last performance of the season, as an afterpiece to The Castle Spectre (Lewis).
1855: Performed as Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750 in Cape Town's Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Players (officers of the 73rd Regiment) on 28 September 1855 as part of a presentation "for the Patriotic Fund" , along with Grace Huntley, or The Follies of Youth (Holl). Advertised as "the laughable farce...which had such an immense run at the Adelphi, a few seasons since" (as cited by Bosman, 1928, p.412).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
John Russell Stephens, ‘Peake, Richard Brinsley (1792–1847)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 11 Sept 2013
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 194, 412 and 417.
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
