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| + | Originally published with the title in parenthesis, i.e. as '''''[["Off Duty"]]'''''. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | First performed at Toole's Theatre, London, on 9 September 1884 and published by [[Samuel French]] as Issue 1864 of French's acting edition. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 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]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1884 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112074571164&view=1up&seq=5] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edgar_Pemberton | ||
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| + | Online Books by T. Edgar Pemberton, [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Pemberton%2C%20T.%20Edgar%20(Thomas%20Edgar)%2C%201849-1905] | ||
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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]]: p.388 | ||
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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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 14 November 2020
Off Duty is a domestic comedy in one act by T. Edgar Pemberton (Thomas Edgar Pemberton, 1849-1905)[1]
Originally published with the title in parenthesis, i.e. as "Off Duty".
Contents
The original text
First performed at Toole's Theatre, London, on 9 September 1884 and published by Samuel French as Issue 1864 of French's acting edition.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
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
Facsimile version of the 1884 text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edgar_Pemberton
Online Books by T. Edgar Pemberton, 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: p.388
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
