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| − | ''[[Cut Off with a Shilling]]'' is a | + | ''[[Cut Off with a Shilling]]'' is a comedietta in one act by S. Theyre-Smith (fl. 1870s. Also found as S. Theyre Smith.) |
| − | 1878: Performed in the [[Good Hope Gardens]] by "[[The Paultons]]" ([[Tom Paulton]] and Mrs [[Emmeline Paulton]]) and a company of amateurs on 21 October as part of a mixed programme that also included ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' and ''[[Where are we now?]]'', a "comic, topical Negro lecture, written by a Cape Town gentleman". | + | ==The original text== |
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| + | First performed in London at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 10 April 1871. Published in London by Samuel French in the same year. | ||
| + | Published in New York by Harold Roorbach, c1890. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1878: Performed in the [[Good Hope Gardens]] by "[[The Paultons]]" ([[Tom Paulton]] and Mrs [[Emmeline Paulton]]) and a company of amateurs on 21 October as part of a mixed programme that also included ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and ''[[Where are we now?]]'', a "comic, topical [[Negro]] lecture, written by a Cape Town gentleman". | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1871 [[Samuel French]] text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035136186;view=1up;seq=4] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 373 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:07, 23 May 2019
Cut Off with a Shilling is a comedietta in one act by S. Theyre-Smith (fl. 1870s. Also found as S. Theyre Smith.)
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 10 April 1871. Published in London by Samuel French in the same year. Published in New York by Harold Roorbach, c1890.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Performed in the Good Hope Gardens by "The Paultons" (Tom Paulton and Mrs Emmeline Paulton) and a company of amateurs on 21 October as part of a mixed programme that also included The Irish Tutor (Butler) and Where are we now?, a "comic, topical Negro lecture, written by a Cape Town gentleman".
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1871 Samuel French text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 373
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, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
