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| − | ''[[The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow]]'' is a | + | #REDIRECT[[The Maid of Croissey, or Theresa's Vow]] |
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| + | ''[[The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow]]'' is a drama by an unnamed author, performed in Cape Town in the 19th century. | ||
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| + | Also performed as '''''[[The Cross of Gold]]'''''. | ||
==The original text== | ==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. | + | To date (2018-12-15) no trace of a play by exactly this name has been found. The only reference is to the South African performances by Parry and Roebuck companies. |
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| + | What '''have''' been found are references to plays called ''[[Theresa's Vows, or The Cross of Gold]]''[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=czJmlUfBzNQC&pg=PA383&lpg=PA383&dq=The+Cross+of+Gold+boucicault&source=bl&ots=pqr4821q3A&sig=jqbifM1eJ6fn0GhqAZJsA7x03Y4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWhsa_iKHfAhUQQhUIHawWBTAQ6AEwHnoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Cross%20of%20Gold%20boucicault&f=false] and ''[[The Maid of Croissey, or Theresa's Vow]]''[https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/auth.htm#let06g]. | ||
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| + | ''[[The Maid of Croissey, or Theresa's Vow]]''[https://archive.org/stream/maidofcroisseyor00goreuoft/maidofcroisseyor00goreuoft_djvu.txt] is a drama in two acts by Mrs. Catherine Gore ()[], first produced at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, July 20th, 1835, and published as No. 339. Dicks' Standard Plays. | ||
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| + | In the text there are references to a "Gold Cross", which leads one to suspect that Mrs Gore's play may be the original work, subsequently performed under the various titles. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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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 == | ||
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| + | Full text of "The maid of Croissey [or, Theresa's vow; a drama in two acts] by Mrs. Charles Gore", The [[Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/stream/maidofcroisseyor00goreuoft/maidofcroisseyor00goreuoft_djvu.txt] | ||
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| + | R.J. Broadbent. 1969. ''Annals of the Liverpool Stage, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time'': p. 383[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=czJmlUfBzNQC&pg=PA383&lpg=PA383&dq=The+Cross+of+Gold+boucicault&source=bl&ots=pqr4821q3A&sig=jqbifM1eJ6fn0GhqAZJsA7x03Y4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWhsa_iKHfAhUQQhUIHawWBTAQ6AEwHnoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Cross%20of%20Gold%20boucicault&f=false] | ||
[[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.) | [[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.) | ||
Latest revision as of 07:51, 15 December 2018
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The Cross of Gold, or The Orphan's Vow is a drama by an unnamed author, performed in Cape Town in the 19th century.
Also performed as The Cross of Gold.
Contents
The original text
To date (2018-12-15) no trace of a play by exactly this name has been found. The only reference is to the South African performances by Parry and Roebuck companies.
What have been found are references to plays called Theresa's Vows, or The Cross of Gold[1] and The Maid of Croissey, or Theresa's Vow[2].
The Maid of Croissey, or Theresa's Vow[3] is a drama in two acts by Mrs. Catherine Gore ()[], first produced at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, July 20th, 1835, and published as No. 339. Dicks' Standard Plays.
In the text there are references to a "Gold Cross", which leads one to suspect that Mrs Gore's play may be the original work, subsequently performed under the various titles.
Translations and adaptations
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
Full text of "The maid of Croissey [or, Theresa's vow; a drama in two acts] by Mrs. Charles Gore", The Internet Archive[4]
R.J. Broadbent. 1969. Annals of the Liverpool Stage, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: p. 383[5]
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. [6]: pp. 80, 343
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