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''[[In Town]]'' is a musical comedy in two acts by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[http://www.gsarchive.net/british/authors/ross.html], James Leader (1858—1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Tanner] and Frank Osmond Carr (1858-1916)[http://www.gsarchive.net/british/composers/carr.html]. | ''[[In Town]]'' is a musical comedy in two acts by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[http://www.gsarchive.net/british/authors/ross.html], James Leader (1858—1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Tanner] and Frank Osmond Carr (1858-1916)[http://www.gsarchive.net/british/composers/carr.html]. | ||
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Referred to by a number of sources as "the first Edwardian musical comedy" and the start of the Gaiety movement in theatre, it was first performed in 1892 in the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 15 October. | Referred to by a number of sources as "the first Edwardian musical comedy" and the start of the Gaiety movement in theatre, it was first performed in 1892 in the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 15 October. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1894: Performed by the '''[[Cairns James Company]]''', in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] on 9 June, 1894, under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]]. | 1894: Performed by the '''[[Cairns James Company]]''', in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] on 9 June, 1894, under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]]. | ||
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http://www.gsarchive.net/british/authors/ross.html | http://www.gsarchive.net/british/authors/ross.html | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_musical_comedy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_musical_comedy | ||
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| + | [[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[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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Revision as of 06:34, 24 May 2018
In Town is a musical comedy in two acts by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[1], James Leader (1858—1915)[2] and Frank Osmond Carr (1858-1916)[3].
Contents
The original text
Referred to by a number of sources as "the first Edwardian musical comedy" and the start of the Gaiety movement in theatre, it was first performed in 1892 in the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 15 October.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1894: Performed by the Cairns James Company, in the Good Hope Theatre on 9 June, 1894, under the auspices of the Wheeler Theatre Company.
Sources
http://www.gsarchive.net/british/authors/ross.html
http://www.gsarchive.net/british/composers/carr.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Tanner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_musical_comedy
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.
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
