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| − | ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' is a | + | ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' is a drama in three acts by H.T. Craven (Henry Thornton Craven, 1818-1905)[]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| + | First performed in the Royal Strand Theatre, London on 9 October, 1863. | ||
| − | + | Published in New York by De Witt, in 1863(?). | |
| − | New York | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1865: Performed by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 30 October (and billed a comedy in 2 acts), with ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand). | 1865: Performed by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 30 October (and billed a comedy in 2 acts), with ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand). | ||
| − | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 July ( | + | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 July (billed a play in 3 acts, "adapted from the celebrated novel"), with ''[[The Daughter of the Regiment]]'' (Fitzball). |
1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 23 October (now billed the "admired Comedy Drama in 3 Acts"), with ''[[A Pretty Piece of Business]]'' (Morton) and a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. | 1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 23 October (now billed the "admired Comedy Drama in 3 Acts"), with ''[[A Pretty Piece of Business]]'' (Morton) and a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Online Books by H. T. Craven, [[The Online Books Page]][https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Craven%2C%20H%2E%20T%2E%20%28Henry%20Thornton%29%2C%201818%2D1905] | ||
Facsimile version of the 1863 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100592838] | Facsimile version of the 1863 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100592838] | ||
Revision as of 06:05, 18 September 2020
Miriam's Crime is a drama in three acts by H.T. Craven (Henry Thornton Craven, 1818-1905)[].
Contents
The original text
First performed in the Royal Strand Theatre, London on 9 October, 1863.
Published in New York by De Witt, in 1863(?).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1865: Performed by the Ray and Cooper Company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 30 October (and billed a comedy in 2 acts), with Villikins and his Dinah (Burnand).
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 5 July (billed a play in 3 acts, "adapted from the celebrated novel"), with The Daughter of the Regiment (Fitzball).
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 23 October (now billed the "admired Comedy Drama in 3 Acts"), with A Pretty Piece of Business (Morton) and a song by Miss Wynne.
1889: Performed by the Luscombe Searelle company in the Exhibition Theatre, Cape Town, as part of a season of plays with which the company toured the country. A star member of the company was the London comedian, Lionel Brough.
Sources
Online Books by H. T. Craven, The Online Books Page[1]
Facsimile version of the 1863 text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
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.192-3, 325, 361, 388
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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