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| − | ''[[The Black Flag, or Escaped from Portland]]'' is a | + | ''[[The Black Flag, or Escaped from Portland]]'' is a romantic drama by Henry Pettitt (1848–1893)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Pettitt,_Henry_(DNB00)]. |
Also referred to at times as '''''[[Black Flag, or Escaped from Portland]]''''' or simply as '''''[[The Black Flag]]'''''. | Also referred to at times as '''''[[Black Flag, or Escaped from Portland]]''''' or simply as '''''[[The Black Flag]]'''''. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1885: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town | + | 1885: Performed as ''[[The Black Flag]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, produced by Mr [[H.C. Sidney]] and partner Mr [[H.J. Fiedler]] during the course of the year. in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, while under the management of [[H.C. Sidney]] and [[H.J. Fiedler]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:06, 12 June 2019
The Black Flag, or Escaped from Portland is a romantic drama by Henry Pettitt (1848–1893)[1].
Also referred to at times as Black Flag, or Escaped from Portland or simply as The Black Flag.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Grecian Theatre, London, on 9 August, 1879.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1885: Performed as The Black Flag in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, produced by Mr H.C. Sidney and partner Mr H.J. Fiedler during the course of the year. in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, while under the management of H.C. Sidney and H.J. Fiedler.
Sources
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Pettitt,_Henry_(DNB00)
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2 p. 521, Google E-book[2] By
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. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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