Difference between revisions of "Brown at Brighton"
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A farce about a young man going to Brighton to study for his exams, then getting involved with stolen jewels, amorous women, an elopement, etc. | A farce about a young man going to Brighton to study for his exams, then getting involved with stolen jewels, amorous women, an elopement, etc. | ||
| − | First performed as ''[[Why Brown Went to Brighton]]'' the Princess of Wales's Theatre, Kennington, on 5 May 1902 and as ''[[Brown at Brighton]]'' in the Avenue Theatre, London, on 20 December, 1902. | + | First performed as ''[[Why Brown Went to Brighton]]'' the Princess of Wales's Theatre, Kennington, on 5 May 1902 and as ''[[Brown at Brighton]]'' in the Avenue Theatre, London, on 20 December, 1902. |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 20 May 2018
Brown at Brighton is a farce by R. Fenton McKay and Walter Stephens
Also found as Why Brown Went to Brighton.
Contents
The original text
A farce about a young man going to Brighton to study for his exams, then getting involved with stolen jewels, amorous women, an elopement, etc.
First performed as Why Brown Went to Brighton the Princess of Wales's Theatre, Kennington, on 5 May 1902 and as Brown at Brighton in the Avenue Theatre, London, on 20 December, 1902.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1904: Performed in Cape Town, by the Leonard Rayne company by between April and June.
Sources
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. 2nd revised edition. Scarecrow Press: P.124[1]
D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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