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| − | ''[[The Man of Many Friends]]'' is an original comedy in three acts by J. Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[] | + | ''[[The Man of Many Friends]]'' is an original comedy in three acts by J. Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Coyne,_Joseph_Stirling_(DNB00)] |
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| + | ''Not to be confused with Coyne's three act drama called ''[[Everybody's Friend]]'' and later known as ''[[The Widow Hunt]]'' ''. | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 1 September 1855, and published by [[T.H. Lacy]] in the same year. | |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 1 October with ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne), with ''[[Railway Overture]]'' by the [[Corps of S.A. Minstrels]]. | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 1 October with ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne), with ''[[Railway Overture]]'' by the [[Corps of S.A. Minstrels]]. | ||
| − | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 9 October: ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne) with ''[[Railway Overture]]'' by the [[Corps of S.A. Minstrels]] and interlude of songs such as ''Lord Lovell'' etc. by a "lady from London". This performance took place in the ''[[Theatre Royal]]'' under the patronage of the Governor of the Cape. | + | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 9 October: ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne) with ''[[Railway Overture]]'' by the [[Corps of S.A. Minstrels]] and an interlude of songs such as ''Lord Lovell'' etc. by a "lady from London". This performance took place in the ''[[Theatre Royal]]'' under the patronage of the Governor of the Cape. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Coyne,_Joseph_Stirling_(DNB00) | ||
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| + | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=CHa3njx5AzYC&pg=PA327&lpg=PA327&dq=The+Man+of+Many+Friends++by+Coyne&source=bl&ots=d77yuBZouf&sig=j9jkFhwnrdDds5xT472cOPcZev4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK_-6PnsTbAhUlC8AKHY_lDOEQ6AEIUDAL#v=onepage&q=The%20Man%20of%20Many%20Friends%20%20by%20Coyne&f=false] | ||
http://www.worldcat.org/title/everybodys-friend-an-original-comedy-in-three-acts/oclc/8543414 | http://www.worldcat.org/title/everybodys-friend-an-original-comedy-in-three-acts/oclc/8543414 | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.154, 156 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:31, 27 August 2020
The Man of Many Friends is an original comedy in three acts by J. Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[1]
Not to be confused with Coyne's three act drama called Everybody's Friend and later known as The Widow Hunt .
Contents
The original text
Performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 1 September 1855, and published by T.H. Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 1 October with Two Heads are Better than One (Horne), with Railway Overture by the Corps of S.A. Minstrels.
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 9 October: Two Heads are Better than One (Horne) with Railway Overture by the Corps of S.A. Minstrels and an interlude of songs such as Lord Lovell etc. by a "lady from London". This performance took place in the Theatre Royal under the patronage of the Governor of the Cape.
Sources
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Coyne,_Joseph_Stirling_(DNB00)
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press[2]
http://www.worldcat.org/title/everybodys-friend-an-original-comedy-in-three-acts/oclc/8543414
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.154, 156
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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