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| − | First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, on April 23, 1853 and published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] in [1853?] | + | First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, on April 23, 1853 and published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] in [1853?] |
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| − | 1862: Performed as ''[[A.S.S.]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, on 12 November by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of [[J. Davies]] (Mr Diogenes Hunter), [[J. F. Gay]] (Anthony Sniggles), [[W. Allan]] (Adolphus), [[T. Smith]] (Mrs Hunter), [[J. Newnham]] (Sophia). Also performed was ''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' (Buckstone). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])'' | + | 1862: Performed twice as ''[[A.S.S.]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, on 12 and 15 November by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of [[J. Davies]] (Mr Diogenes Hunter), [[J. F. Gay]] (Anthony Sniggles), [[W. Allan]] (Adolphus), [[T. Smith]] (Mrs Hunter), [[J. Newnham]] (Sophia). Also performed was ''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' (Buckstone). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])'' |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Medex_Maddox | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Medex_Maddox | ||
| − | Facsimile version of the original text by [[T.H. Lacy]], ''[[ | + | Facsimile version of the original text by [[T.H. Lacy]], ''[[HathiTrust Digital Library]]''[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100677944] |
''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 14. December 10th 1862. | ''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 14. December 10th 1862. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:27, 16 August 2018
A.S.S. is a farce in one act by J.M. Maddox (1789-1861)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, on April 23, 1853 and published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy in [1853?]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed twice as A.S.S. in the Garrison Theatre, Keiskama Hoek, on 12 and 15 November by the Amateurs of the Band (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) with a cast consisting of J. Davies (Mr Diogenes Hunter), J. F. Gay (Anthony Sniggles), W. Allan (Adolphus), T. Smith (Mrs Hunter), J. Newnham (Sophia). Also performed was Luke the Labourer (Buckstone). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Medex_Maddox
Facsimile version of the original text by T.H. Lacy, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]
North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 14. December 10th 1862.
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