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| − | ''[[Mr Hopkinson]]'' is a farce in three acts by R.C. Carton (Richard Claude Carton, 1856-1928)[]. | + | ''[[Mr Hopkinson]]'' is a farce in three acts by R.C. Carton (Richard Claude Carton, 1856-1928)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton]. |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| + | First performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, on 21 February, 1905 and published by [[Samuel French]], Ltd. London and New York (copyright 1908). | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1906: Performed under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during the second half of the year, as the opening piece of a season of plays put on by a travelling company there. The play opened on 27 August and included an outstanding performance by [[Marie Housley]] as the "Duchess of Braceborough". | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1908 published text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t0cv52c0g&view=1up&seq=7] | ||
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Online Books by R. C. Carton, [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Carton%2C%20R.%20C.%20(Richard%20Claude)%2C%201856-1928] | Online Books by R. C. Carton, [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Carton%2C%20R.%20C.%20(Richard%20Claude)%2C%201856-1928] | ||
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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.425-6 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 4 October 2020
Mr Hopkinson is a farce in three acts by R.C. Carton (Richard Claude Carton, 1856-1928)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, on 21 February, 1905 and published by Samuel French, Ltd. London and New York (copyright 1908).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1906: Performed under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers in the Opera House, Cape Town, during the second half of the year, as the opening piece of a season of plays put on by a travelling company there. The play opened on 27 August and included an outstanding performance by Marie Housley as the "Duchess of Braceborough".
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1908 published text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
Online Books by R. C. Carton, The Online Books Page[3]
+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.425-6
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
