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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1867: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 11 and 12 November with Brough's [[burlesque]] version of Euripides's ''[[Medea]]'' and a dance ("Grand Pas Seul") by [[Miss Clara]]. | + | 1867: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 11 and 12 November with Brough's [[burlesque]] version of Euripides's ''[[Medea]]'' and a dance ("Grand Pas Seul") by [[Miss Clara]]. |
| − | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 July, with ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes). | + | 1873: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town, on 29 December, with Roebuck as "Sir Ashley Morton" and [[E. Palmer]] as "Jasper Pidgeon". Also played was ''[[Creatures of Impulse]]'' (Gilbert). |
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| + | 1873: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town, on 30 December, with ''[[A Rough Diamond]]'' (Buckstone). | ||
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| + | 1874: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town, on 6, 9 and 10 January, with ''[[Aladdin]]''. | ||
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| + | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 July, with [[Tom Paulton]] now taking the role of "Jasper Pidgeon". Also performed was ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 17 September, with ''[[The Artful Dodge]]'' (Blanchard). | ||
1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s first season as lessee and manager of the venue. | 1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s first season as lessee and manager of the venue. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 10 September 2020
Meg's Diversion is a drama in two acts by Henry Thornton Craven (1818-1905)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the New Royalty Theatre on 17 October, 1866 and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1867.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 11 and 12 November with Brough's burlesque version of Euripides's Medea and a dance ("Grand Pas Seul") by Miss Clara.
1873: Performed by Disney Roebuck and company in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town, on 29 December, with Roebuck as "Sir Ashley Morton" and E. Palmer as "Jasper Pidgeon". Also played was Creatures of Impulse (Gilbert).
1873: Performed by Disney Roebuck and company in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town, on 30 December, with A Rough Diamond (Buckstone).
1874: Performed by Disney Roebuck and company in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town, on 6, 9 and 10 January, with Aladdin.
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 8 July, with Tom Paulton now taking the role of "Jasper Pidgeon". Also performed was Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes).
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 17 September, with The Artful Dodge (Blanchard).
1884-5: Performed by the Henry Harper Company in the new Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as part of Henry Harper's first season as lessee and manager of the venue.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1867 edition by T.H. Lacy, Google E-book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.231, 234, 310-315, 325, 339, 341, 344, 361, 372 and 421
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