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| − | ''[[Catharine and Petruchio]]'' is a 1756 adaptation of Shakespeare's ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by David Garrick (1717-1779)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garrick].
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| − | The title is sometimes given as ''[[Catherine and Petruchio]]'' or ''[[Katharine and Petruchio]]'' in some versions. Also cited as ''[[Katharina en Petruchio]]'' in the occasional 19th century [[Dutch]] newspaper in Cape Town, and ''[[Katherine and Petruchio]]'' or ''[[Catherine and Petruchio, or The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 224).
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| − | '''See also ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'''''
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| − | == The play ==
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| − | Garrick's version was the most successful adaptation of a number done over the years, and was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in March 1754 and dominated the stage for almost two centuries, with Shakespeare's play not returning until 1844 in England and 1887 in the United States, although Garrick's version was still being performed as late as 1879, when Herbert Beerbohm Tree staged it. Its subblot has been cut and it is not a full length play, hence it was often used as part of an evening's programme.
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| − | == Productions in South Africa ==
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| − | 1818: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, South Africa on 21 November by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]], with the help of four professional actors from the [[Theatre Royal]], Liverpool (en route to Calcutta), led by [[Mr Cooke]]. The accompanying pieces were ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'' (Hurlstone) and a "Divertissement" called ''[[Sandy and Jenny, or Love in the Sack]]'' (Griffin)
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| − | 1826: Was listed for performance on 20 October, by the [[Garrison Players]], with ''[[Blue Devils]]'' and ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]''. However, this particular performance did not take place.
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| − | 1826: Performed on 4 November in the [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] company (the former [[Garrison Players]]) with ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]'' (Morton) and ''[[Silvester Daggerwood]]'' (Colman Jr.). This was a benefit performance for [[Mrs O'Brien]] and [[Sgt Corbishley]].
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| − | 1832: Performed as ''[[Catherine and Petruchio, or The Taming of the Shrew]]'' on 11 August by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], with (Shakespeare) as afterpiece to ''[[Kenilworth, or The Days of Queen Bess]]'' (Scott).
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| − | 1834: Performed as ''[[Katherine and Petruchio]]'' in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the "Private Theatricals by the officers of the Garrison" (see the [[Garrison Players]]) on 11 July 1834, alongside ''[[The Haunted Inn, or How to Lay a Ghost]]'' (Peake) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taming_of_the_Shrew#Adaptations
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| − | Bosman, 1928: p;
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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.155, 224,
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