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| − | ''[[A Pantomime Rehearsal]]'' is an [[burlesque]] entertainment by Cecil Clay | + | ''[[A Pantomime Rehearsal]]'' is an [[burlesque]] entertainment by Cecil Clay (fl 1890s) |
| − | Also found as ''[[Pantomime Rehearsal]]''. | + | Also found as '''''[[Pantomime Rehearsal]]'''''. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | First performed at the Royalty Theatre on 11 and 12 April, 1892, and successfully taken on tour later. | + | First performed at the Opera Comique on 20 July, 1891 and at the Royalty Theatre on 11 and 12 April, 1892, It was very popular in the period and successfully taken on tour later. |
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| + | Apparently the text was originally "(P)rinted as manuscript, not published" in London and New York by [[Samuel French]] (as French's acting edition, no. 2186) in 1891(?). | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1900: Performed by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]] as part of an extended season in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. (Second, revised edition, | + | J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. (Second, revised edition, pp. 81, 113). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=A+Pantomime+Rehearsal+by+C.+Clay&source=bl&ots=hflYRcPo3B&sig=ACfU3U285VtJ4YXMNuxSqAe5vZNCpx84LQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtgvL49crmAhVDZVAKHT0cByAQ6AEwAnoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20Pantomime%20Rehearsal%20by%20C.%20Clay&f=false] |
[[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.) | [[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.) | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.408 |
Latest revision as of 06:49, 29 December 2020
A Pantomime Rehearsal is an burlesque entertainment by Cecil Clay (fl 1890s)
Also found as Pantomime Rehearsal.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Opera Comique on 20 July, 1891 and at the Royalty Theatre on 11 and 12 April, 1892, It was very popular in the period and successfully taken on tour later.
Apparently the text was originally "(P)rinted as manuscript, not published" in London and New York by Samuel French (as French's acting edition, no. 2186) in 1891(?).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1900: Performed by the Herbert Flemming Company as part of an extended season in the Opera House, Cape Town.
Sources
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. (Second, revised edition, pp. 81, 113). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[1]
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.408
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