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| − | ''[[The Jacobite]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by J.R. Planché | + | ''[[The Jacobite]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by J.R. Planché (1796-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9]. |
| − | Published in New York by Samuel French & Son, 1847. | + | ==The original text== |
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| + | First performed in in 1847, opening at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, on 13 June, then moved to The Olympic Theatre with a new cast. It was also played on Broadway in the same year. | ||
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| + | Published in Dick's Standard Plays (London, 1847?), by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (as Lacy's Acting Edition No. 201, 1847?) and in New York by Samuel French & Son and by William Taylor and Son (The Minor Drama no XIX) in 1847. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1857: Performed in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company on 17 December, Parry himself playing "John Duck". ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn) was played as the afterpiece, with a musical interlude by the brass band of the Cape Royal Rifles and a "Highland Fling" by [[Mr Gough]]. The evening was in aid of the "Indian Relief Fund". | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1847 [[Samuel French]] edition, The [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031216057&view=1up&seq=6] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9 | ||
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| + | [[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 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.60, 65 | ||
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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 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 06:44, 25 November 2019
The Jacobite is a comic drama in two acts by J.R. Planché (1796-1880)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in in 1847, opening at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, on 13 June, then moved to The Olympic Theatre with a new cast. It was also played on Broadway in the same year.
Published in Dick's Standard Plays (London, 1847?), by Thomas Hailes Lacy (as Lacy's Acting Edition No. 201, 1847?) and in New York by Samuel French & Son and by William Taylor and Son (The Minor Drama no XIX) in 1847.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1857: Performed in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, by Sefton Parry and his company on 17 December, Parry himself playing "John Duck". Family Jars (Lunn) was played as the afterpiece, with a musical interlude by the brass band of the Cape Royal Rifles and a "Highland Fling" by Mr Gough. The evening was in aid of the "Indian Relief Fund".
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1847 Samuel French edition, The Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9
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 1932. (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.60, 65
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 and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
