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| − | a farce in two acts by Parry. | + | ''[[Damp Beds]]'' is a farce in two acts by Thomas Parry (1806-1862)[http://www.priceonepenny.info/database/show_author.php?author_id=99]. |
| + | Also written ''[[Damp Beds!]]'' | ||
| − | First produced in South Africa on 20 August | + | ==The original text== |
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| + | Performed at the Strand Theatre on 29 May 1832 and published in 1832(*?) by J. Duncombe & co. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1847: First produced in South Africa on 20 August by [[W.F.H. Parker]] and a company of English amateurs in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] in Cape Town. The evening also included a rustic dance, two comic songs and ''[[The King's Command]]'' , a historical drama by Charles Thompson. Performers included [[Mr Miller]], [[Mr Etton]], [[Mr Rogers]], [[Mr Hughes]], [[Mr Herbert]], [[Mr Tilbury]], [[Mrs Parker]] and [[Mrs Hughes]]. The Company Manager was [[W.F.H. Parker]] and the Stage Manager Mr [[H. Hughes]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900'', Volume 4. Cambridge University Press: p. 368[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=mgSZjOrtHZgC&pg=PA368&lpg=PA368&dq=Damp+Beds+by+Thomas+Parry&source=bl&ots=yXLk9GpGIw&sig=-OCKcHsOL737_5wOCdqoFceg95o&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLx5PU3_rQAhUpCcAKHfHZDGsQ6AEIGDAA#v=onepage&q=Damp%20Beds%20by%20Thomas%20Parry&f=false] | |
| − | Go to [[ | + | https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009709119 |
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| + | http://www.priceonepenny.info/database/show_author.php?author_id=99 | ||
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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.418-420 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] |
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 17 December 2016
Damp Beds is a farce in two acts by Thomas Parry (1806-1862)[1].
Also written Damp Beds!
Contents
The original text
Performed at the Strand Theatre on 29 May 1832 and published in 1832(*?) by J. Duncombe & co.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1847: First produced in South Africa on 20 August by W.F.H. Parker and a company of English amateurs in the Drury Lane Theatre in Cape Town. The evening also included a rustic dance, two comic songs and The King's Command , a historical drama by Charles Thompson. Performers included Mr Miller, Mr Etton, Mr Rogers, Mr Hughes, Mr Herbert, Mr Tilbury, Mrs Parker and Mrs Hughes. The Company Manager was W.F.H. Parker and the Stage Manager Mr H. Hughes.
Sources
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. A History of English Drama 1660-1900, Volume 4. Cambridge University Press: p. 368[2]
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009709119
http://www.priceonepenny.info/database/show_author.php?author_id=99
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp.418-420
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
