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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1862: Performed as ''[[The Irish Tiger]]'' in the Eastern Cape village of Keiskama Hoek's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] on June 21, with a cast that included [[J. F. Gay]] ( | + | 1862: Performed as ''[[The Irish Tiger]]'' in the Eastern Cape village of Keiskama Hoek's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] on June 21, with a cast that included [[J. F. Gay]] (Sir Charles Lavender), [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Alderman Marrowfat), [[F. Girton]] (Mr Bilberry), [[W. Dansie]] (Paddy Ryan, The Irish Tiger), [[F. Doherty]] (John), [[B. Buckley]] (Miss Julia Marrowfat), [[J. Davies]] (Nancy). Also performed was a scene from ''[[Alarcos]]'' (), followed by ''[[Locked in with A Lady]]'' (Addison). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])'' |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:03, 8 August 2018
The Irish Tiger is a play by Morton
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as The Irish Tiger in the Eastern Cape village of Keiskama Hoek's Garrison Theatre by the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot on June 21, with a cast that included J. F. Gay (Sir Charles Lavender), J. M'Kechnie (Alderman Marrowfat), F. Girton (Mr Bilberry), W. Dansie (Paddy Ryan, The Irish Tiger), F. Doherty (John), B. Buckley (Miss Julia Marrowfat), J. Davies (Nancy). Also performed was a scene from Alarcos (), followed by Locked in with A Lady (Addison). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
Sources
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009 (reprint). History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2: p. 235. Cambridge University Press[1]
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