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| − | ''[[The Wreck Ashore]]'' is a drama in two acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone], with music composed by George | + | ''[[The Wreck Ashore]]'' is a drama in two acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone], with music composed by George Rodwell (1800-1852)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell]. |
Also known as '''''[[The Wreck Ashore, or A Bridegroom from the Sea]]''''' or simply '''''[[Wreck Ashore]]'''''. | Also known as '''''[[The Wreck Ashore, or A Bridegroom from the Sea]]''''' or simply '''''[[Wreck Ashore]]'''''. | ||
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== South African productions == | == South African productions == | ||
| − | 1847: Performed for the benefit of the Regimental School on 7 July by the [[Garrison Players|90th Light Infantry]] in the [[Amateur Theatre]], Cape Town, with ''[[No. 23, John-Street, Adelphi]]'' (Buckstone) and "A Serio-Comic Burlesque on the Tent Scene" in ''[[Richard III]]'' (Shakespeare) | + | 1847: Performed as ''[[The Wreck Ashore]]'' for the benefit of the Regimental School on 7 July by the [[Garrison Players|90th Light Infantry]] in the [[Amateur Theatre]], Cape Town, with ''[[No. 23, John-Street, Adelphi]]'' (Buckstone) and "A Serio-Comic Burlesque on the Tent Scene" in ''[[Richard III]]'' (Shakespeare) |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone | ||
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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/]: p. 396 | [[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/]: p. 396 | ||
Latest revision as of 07:01, 28 July 2017
The Wreck Ashore is a drama in two acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[1], with music composed by George Rodwell (1800-1852)[2].
Also known as The Wreck Ashore, or A Bridegroom from the Sea or simply Wreck Ashore.
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Performed at Adelphi Theatre as The Wreck Ashore, or A Bridegroom from the Sea, on 21 October 1830. It was the hit of the 1830-31 season, during which it was repeated 80 times. Published in 1830 as The Wreck Ashore in London by Webster and Co., and by Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper.
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South African productions
1847: Performed as The Wreck Ashore for the benefit of the Regimental School on 7 July by the 90th Light Infantry in the Amateur Theatre, Cape Town, with No. 23, John-Street, Adelphi (Buckstone) and "A Serio-Comic Burlesque on the Tent Scene" in Richard III (Shakespeare)
Sources
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m30d.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: p. 396
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