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| − | 1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night. | + | 1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night. |
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Revision as of 05:32, 7 March 2020
Grandad's Darling is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]
Also found as Grandfather's Darling in some sources.
Contents
The original text
Written for a child actress. Published in London by Samuel French and as Lynn’s Acting Edition no XVI.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1877: Probably the play performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Luscombe Searelle and his company as Grandfather's Darling on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy), and was accompanied by The Loan of a Lover (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of The Post-boy (Craven), possibly also done that night.
Sources
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.203-205
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