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''[[Hunting a Turtle]]'' is a farce in one act by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Selby]. | ''[[Hunting a Turtle]]'' is a farce in one act by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Selby]. | ||
| − | Also found as ''[[Hunting a Turtle, or Trust a Woman's Wit]]''. | + | Also found as '''''[[Hunting a Turtle, or Trust a Woman's Wit]]'''''. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | First performed in The Queen's Theatre, London on the | + | First performed in The Queen's Theatre, London on the 14th September, 1835 and at the American Theatre, Philadelphia and the Franklin Theatre, New York in the same year. First published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in Volume xl. Also published in ''Turner's Dramatic Library'' by Turner and Fischer, Philadelphia, in 1836 and as Issue 402 of Dicks' standard plays (with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' by Selby) in 1883. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1866: Performed as ''[[Hunting a Turtle]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 11 March, with ''[[The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry). | 1866: Performed as ''[[Hunting a Turtle]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 11 March, with ''[[The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry). | ||
| + | 1866: Performed, as a special request for Lady Wodehouse (wife of the Governor) as ''[[Hunting a Turtle]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 18 June, with ''[[Good for Evil, or A Wife's Trial]]'' (Augier), ''[[The Actress of All Work]]'' (Oxberry) and a popular "dance-song", ''[[The Nervous Cures]]''. | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
| − | + | Facsimile version of the Turner and Fisher edition, [[The Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/huntingturtleori00selb/page/10] | |
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22505159?q&sort=holdings+desc&_=1542256498451&versionId=47519279 | https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22505159?q&sort=holdings+desc&_=1542256498451&versionId=47519279 | ||
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CUP Archive. ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'', Cambridge University Press, p. 387[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387&dq=Catching+an+Heiress,+or+Which+is+Which?+by+Selby&source=bl&ots=kdiOLoDd6x&sig=tu6rEaqXeoNCivFL3mPwNGRSfPU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIp4WgztXeAhUH4YUKHYSWDBg4ChDoATAAegQIABAB#v=onepage&q=Catching%20an%20Heiress%2C%20or%20Which%20is%20Which%3F%20by%20Selby&f=false] | CUP Archive. ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'', Cambridge University Press, p. 387[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387&dq=Catching+an+Heiress,+or+Which+is+Which?+by+Selby&source=bl&ots=kdiOLoDd6x&sig=tu6rEaqXeoNCivFL3mPwNGRSfPU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIp4WgztXeAhUH4YUKHYSWDBg4ChDoATAAegQIABAB#v=onepage&q=Catching%20an%20Heiress%2C%20or%20Which%20is%20Which%3F%20by%20Selby&f=false] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:21, 14 April 2020
Hunting a Turtle is a farce in one act by Charles Selby (1802?-1863)[1].
Also found as Hunting a Turtle, or Trust a Woman's Wit.
Contents
The original text
First performed in The Queen's Theatre, London on the 14th September, 1835 and at the American Theatre, Philadelphia and the Franklin Theatre, New York in the same year. First published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in Volume xl. Also published in Turner's Dramatic Library by Turner and Fischer, Philadelphia, in 1836 and as Issue 402 of Dicks' standard plays (with Catching an Heiress by Selby) in 1883.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as Hunting a Turtle, or Trust a Woman's Wit in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Clara Tellett and her company on 16th June, with Madeleine, or The Daughter of the Regiment (Sterling).
1862: Performed as Hunting a Turtle, or Trust a Woman's Wit in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Clara Tellett and her company on 26th June, with The Old Chateau, or A Night of Peril (Coyne).
1866: Performed as Hunting a Turtle in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 11 March, with The Soldier's Daughter (Cherry).
1866: Performed, as a special request for Lady Wodehouse (wife of the Governor) as Hunting a Turtle in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 18 June, with Good for Evil, or A Wife's Trial (Augier), The Actress of All Work (Oxberry) and a popular "dance-song", The Nervous Cures.
Sources
Facsimile version of the Turner and Fisher edition, The Internet Archive[2]
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22505159?q&sort=holdings+desc&_=1542256498451&versionId=47519279
CUP Archive. A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, Cambridge University Press, p. 387[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 130-1, 203, 210-211.
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