Difference between revisions of "The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow"
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1860: Performed on 22 June in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Sefton Parry]] company, with a dance by [[Miss Powell]] and ''[[Used Up]]'' (Boucicault). | + | 1860: Performed as ''[[The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow]]'' on 22 June in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Sefton Parry]] company, with a dance by [[Miss Powell]] and ''[[Used Up]]'' (Boucicault). |
| − | 1876: Performed on 2 November in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. Also played was ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday). | + | 1876: Performed as ''[[The Cross of Gold]]'' on 2 November in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]]. Also played was ''[[Checkmate]]'' (Halliday). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 07:02, 15 December 2018
The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow is a nineteenth century drama by an anonymous author.
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The original text
To date (2018-12-15) no trace of a play by this name has been found. The only reference is to the South African performances by Parry and Roebuck companies.
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Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed as The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow on 22 June in the Cape Town Theatre, Cape Town, by the Sefton Parry company, with a dance by Miss Powell and Used Up (Boucicault).
1876: Performed as The Cross of Gold on 2 November in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company, under the temporary management of C. Wiltstone. Also played was Checkmate (Halliday).
Sources
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. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 80, 343
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