Difference between revisions of "Waiting for the Verdict, or Falsely Accused"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(14 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
''[[Waiting for the Verdict, or Falsely Accused]]'' is a a domestic drama in three acts by Colin H. Hazlewood.
+
''[[Waiting for the Verdict, or Falsely Accused]]'' is a domestic drama in three acts by Colin H. Hazlewood (1823-1875)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Hazlewood].
  
−
Published in London by Samuel French, [1859?]
 
  
−
The title page bears the statement: "Founded on and embodying the celebrated Picture of that name by A. Solomon Esq., in the Royal Academy."
+
''Not to be confused with the 1868 novel, [[Waiting for the Verdict]], by Mrs. R. H. Davis.(Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910)[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/fk89g5gx9r&view=1up&seq=9] nor the 1908 monologue [[Waiting for the Verdict]] by Adrienne Roucolle ()[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112068268074&view=1up&seq=5].
  
−
First performed in the City of London Theatre, in 29 January 1859
+
==The original text==
 +
 
 +
The title page bears the statement: "Founded on and embodying the celebrated Picture of that name by A. Solomon Esq., in the Royal Academy.", referring to a painting depicting a forlorn family, seated in darkened part of the passage in the courtrooms, awaiting the verdict in some court case. The picture - and the sequel, ''Not Guilty'' - were apparently well received, with printed reproductions selling well across the country.
 +
 
 +
(For more on the painting see "Abraham Solomon. ''[[Waiting for the Verdict]]'', 1857", on the Tate Gallery's website[https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/solomon-waiting-for-the-verdict-t03614])
 +
 
 +
The play was first performed in the City of London Theatre, in 29 January 1859 and published in London and New York by [[Samuel French]] (in 1859?) and in New York by [[T.H. French]].
  
 
Facsimile version of the 1859 published text by [[Samuel French]], the [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112119584487&view=1up&seq=6]
 
Facsimile version of the 1859 published text by [[Samuel French]], the [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112119584487&view=1up&seq=6]
 +
 +
==Translations and adaptations==
 +
 +
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 +
 +
1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company at the [[Theatre Royal]], in Cape Town on 27 October and 2 November, with ''[[The Rickards Combination]]'' as an afterpiece.
 +
 +
== Sources ==
 +
 +
Facsimile version of the Samuel French edition of 1859, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112119584487&view=1up&seq=5]
 +
 +
http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83148851/
 +
 +
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Hazlewood
 +
 +
[[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]]: pp.203-205
 +
 +
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|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
 +
 +
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 +
 +
Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 05:41, 30 March 2021

Waiting for the Verdict, or Falsely Accused is a domestic drama in three acts by Colin H. Hazlewood (1823-1875)[1].


Not to be confused with the 1868 novel, Waiting for the Verdict, by Mrs. R. H. Davis.(Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910)[2] nor the 1908 monologue Waiting for the Verdict by Adrienne Roucolle ()[3].

The original text

The title page bears the statement: "Founded on and embodying the celebrated Picture of that name by A. Solomon Esq., in the Royal Academy.", referring to a painting depicting a forlorn family, seated in darkened part of the passage in the courtrooms, awaiting the verdict in some court case. The picture - and the sequel, Not Guilty - were apparently well received, with printed reproductions selling well across the country.

(For more on the painting see "Abraham Solomon. Waiting for the Verdict, 1857", on the Tate Gallery's website[4])

The play was first performed in the City of London Theatre, in 29 January 1859 and published in London and New York by Samuel French (in 1859?) and in New York by T.H. French.

Facsimile version of the 1859 published text by Samuel French, the Hathi Trust Digital Library[5]

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company at the Theatre Royal, in Cape Town on 27 October and 2 November, with The Rickards Combination as an afterpiece.

Sources

Facsimile version of the Samuel French edition of 1859, Hathi Trust Digital Library[6]

http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83148851/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Hazlewood

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.203-205

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

Retrieved from "https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Waiting_for_the_Verdict,_or_Falsely_Accused&oldid=203689"