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''[[Dot]]'' is a Drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault. | ''[[Dot]]'' is a Drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault. | ||
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An adaptation of ''[[The Cricket and the Hearth]]'' by Charles Dickens, it was licensed for Ben Webster at the Adelphi on 11 April 1859, but was first produced at the Winter Garden, New York, on September 14th, 1859. The London production only took place on 14 April 1862 in the Adelphi Theatre. | An adaptation of ''[[The Cricket and the Hearth]]'' by Charles Dickens, it was licensed for Ben Webster at the Adelphi on 11 April 1859, but was first produced at the Winter Garden, New York, on September 14th, 1859. The London production only took place on 14 April 1862 in the Adelphi Theatre. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1875: Performed in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 9 April, with ''[[]]'' (Dickens/Boucicault). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 323, 340, 363-4. | ||
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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 10:07, 11 December 2017
Dot is a Drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault.
Contents
The original text
An adaptation of The Cricket and the Hearth by Charles Dickens, it was licensed for Ben Webster at the Adelphi on 11 April 1859, but was first produced at the Winter Garden, New York, on September 14th, 1859. The London production only took place on 14 April 1862 in the Adelphi Theatre.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 9 April, with [[]] (Dickens/Boucicault).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 323, 340, 363-4.
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
