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''[[Scarlet Dick and the Road and its Riders]]'' is a play in three acts by [[J.B. Howe]] ()[].
 
''[[Scarlet Dick and the Road and its Riders]]'' is a play in three acts by [[J.B. Howe]] ()[].
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Also found as ''[[Scarlet Dick!: the King's Highwayman!, or The Road and its Riders!]]''
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==The original text==
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According to Bosman (1980, citing [[Laidler]]), this was a new and original "blood and thunder" style play, Probably based on the legend of the highwayman Dick Turpin[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin], this version was possibly written for the [[Disney Roebuck]] company,  and first (?) performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town,  in 1876.
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Performed as ''[[Scarlet Dick! : the King's highwayman!, or, The road and its riders!]]'', as part of a mixed bill at the Brittannia Theatre, London, in 1887.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1876: Performed as ''[[Scarlet Dick and the Road and its Riders]]'' as part of a season by  the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wiltstone]], featuring the author and [[George Yates]] in the cast.
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== Sources ==
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Poster for a mixed bill,  Sara Lane: Britannia Theatre (London, England), [[WorldCat]][https://www.worldcat.org/title/mixed-playbill-for-proof-or-a-celebrated-case-the-four-wondrous-panlos-jovial-joe-colverd-scarlet-dick-the-kings-highwayman-or-the-road-and-its-riders-mdlle-victorina-theatre-collections-production-file/oclc/930326911]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin
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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.203-205
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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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 06:21, 22 April 2021

Scarlet Dick and the Road and its Riders is a play in three acts by J.B. Howe ()[].

Also found as Scarlet Dick!: the King's Highwayman!, or The Road and its Riders!

The original text

According to Bosman (1980, citing Laidler), this was a new and original "blood and thunder" style play, Probably based on the legend of the highwayman Dick Turpin[1], this version was possibly written for the Disney Roebuck company, and first (?) performed in the Theatre Royal, Burg Street, Cape Town, in 1876.

Performed as Scarlet Dick! : the King's highwayman!, or, The road and its riders!, as part of a mixed bill at the Brittannia Theatre, London, in 1887.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1876: Performed as Scarlet Dick and the Road and its Riders as part of a season by the Disney Roebuck company, under the temporary management of C. Wiltstone, featuring the author and George Yates in the cast.

Sources

Poster for a mixed bill, Sara Lane: Britannia Theatre (London, England), WorldCat[2]

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

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