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| + | 1876: Performed as ''[[New Men and Old Acres, or A Managing Mamma]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town, on 21 June. | ||
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Revision as of 06:01, 5 November 2020
New Men and Old Acres is a comedy in three acts by Tom Taylor ( 1817–1880)[1]
Also found as New Men and Old Acres, or A Managing Mamma
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1873: Performed as New Men and Old Acres, or A Managing Mamma by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town, on 22 and 24 December.
1875: Performed as New Men and Old Acres, or A Managing Mamma by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 14 May.
1876: Performed as New Men and Old Acres, or A Managing Mamma by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town, on 21 June.
Sources
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.310, 313, 324 and 340
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