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| − | ''[[Nance Oldfield]]'' is a one-act play by "M.A." (Mildred Aldrich, 1853-1928).
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | Originally adapted from Fournier as a short story called "Art: a dramatic tale" by Charles Reade (1814-1884)[], and published in ''Bentley's Miscellany'' (December 1853).
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| − | telling about a fictional incident in the real-life actress 18th century actress Anne Oldfield and a young poet who fall in love with her.
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| − | In 1855 Reade adapted it as a one act play called simply ''[[Art]]'' Based on the story "Art: a dramatic tale" by Charles Reade (1814-1884)[],
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| − | Later revived as ''[[An Actress of Daylight]]'' for the actress Mrs John Wood, and again in 1883 for Geneviève Ward in 1883. The production was a failure at the time, but the play would become a standard work in Ward's repertoire.
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| − | In 1891 Ellen Terry purchased the rights to Reade's play.
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| − | The play is often accredited to Charles Reade though, rather than Aldrich, particularly so by Terry, who played in numerous times.
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| − | Published in the series ''Baker's edition of plays'' by W. H. Baker & co., Boston, in 1894, in this case clearly crediting "M.A." as the author, and stating that it had been "arranged from Charles Reade's story".
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1891-2: Performed by the [[Geneviève Ward Company]] during a nine months' tour of South Africa, under the auspices of [[Luscombe Searelle]], featuring [[Geneviève Ward]] and [[W.H. Vernon]] in the leading roles.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Facsimile version of the 1894 edition of the text by Baker, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hxdikb&view=1up&seq=7]
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| − | Jeffrey Richards. 2007. ''Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and His World'' A&C Black:p.53[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=22Xp03gBd-MC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=Nance+Oldfield+is+a+one-act+play+by+Charles+Reade&source=bl&ots=90nKF_ne9N&sig=ACfU3U0zXMqHOD0QfJoSk2jHGS4IFsBOrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRgJKW69_pAhVYUhUIHRzcC4gQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Nance%20Oldfield%20is%20a%20one-act%20play%20by%20Charles%20Reade&f=false]
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| − | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900'' (Volume 5, Late Nineteenth Century) Cambridge University Press:p.396 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA396&lpg=PA396&dq=Mammon+a+play+by+Grundy&source=bl&ots=j0f4wiN9ox&sig=ACfU3U0NMzmTpAhxRdd8J6Z43QY6-XQ2GA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL1_f3yN3pAhXTShUIHVCdDmgQ6AEwDXoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Mammon%20a%20play%20by%20Grundy&f=false]
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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.203-205 | |
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