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| − | ''[[Did I Dream It?]]'' is a farce in one act by J.P. Wooler (1824-1868)[]. | + | ''[[Did I Dream It?]]'' is a farce in one act by J.P. Wooler (1824-1868)[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Wooler%2C%20J%2E%20P%2E%20%28John%20Pratt%29%2C%201824%2D1868]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | . | + | First performed at the Royal Strand Theatre, London, on November 19, 1860. |
| − | Published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (Lacy’s Acting edition) in 1870. | + | Published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (Lacy’s Acting edition) in 1860, again in 1870. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| − | 1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently raged by what | + | 1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently (in May) raged by what could be referred to as the [[Robben Island Amateurs]] (a cast probably made up of inmates and staff members of the [[Robben Island]] asylum). Also part of the programme were ''[[Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials]]'' (Selby) and ''[[The Patent Ramoneur Company]]'' (Anon.). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | Facsimile version of the 1860 text by Lacy, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035136376&view=1up&seq=1] | ||
Online Books by J. P. Wooler, [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Wooler%2C%20J%2E%20P%2E%20%28John%20Pratt%29%2C%201824%2D1868] | Online Books by J. P. Wooler, [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Wooler%2C%20J%2E%20P%2E%20%28John%20Pratt%29%2C%201824%2D1868] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:14, 11 December 2019
Did I Dream It? is a farce in one act by J.P. Wooler (1824-1868)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Strand Theatre, London, on November 19, 1860.
Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy (Lacy’s Acting edition) in 1860, again in 1870.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently (in May) raged by what could be referred to as the Robben Island Amateurs (a cast probably made up of inmates and staff members of the Robben Island asylum). Also part of the programme were Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials (Selby) and The Patent Ramoneur Company (Anon.).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1860 text by Lacy, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]
Online Books by J. P. Wooler, The Online Books Page[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.282
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