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=''[[Liberty Hall]]'' by Charles Dibden (1785)= | =''[[Liberty Hall]]'' by Charles Dibden (1785)= | ||
| − | This is a shortened title sometimes used for ''[[Liberty-Hall, or A Test of Good Fellowship]]'', a comic opera in two acts by Charles Dibdin (first performed 1785). | + | This is a shortened title sometimes used for ''[[Liberty-Hall, or A Test of Good Fellowship]]'', a comic opera in two acts by Charles Dibdin (first performed 1785). Also found as '''''[[Liberty-Hall]]'''''. |
'''For more on this play, see the entry on ''[[Liberty-Hall, or A Test of Good Fellowship]]''''' | '''For more on this play, see the entry on ''[[Liberty-Hall, or A Test of Good Fellowship]]''''' | ||
| − | =''[[Liberty Hall]]'' by R. C. Carton ( | + | =''[[Liberty Hall]]'' by R. C. Carton (1892)= |
''[[Liberty Hall]]'' is a comedy drama in four acts by Richard Claude Carton (1856-1928)[] | ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' is a comedy drama in four acts by Richard Claude Carton (1856-1928)[] | ||
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==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | The play premiered | + | The play premiered at the St.James's Theatre, London, on 3 December 1892 and at the Empire Theatre, New York, on 21 August, 1893. Published in New York by [[Samuel French]] in 1900 |
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| − | Published in New York by [[Samuel French]] in 1900 | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1895: Performed by [[Edward Sass]] and his Gaiety Company in the [[Cape Town Opera House]], under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], as part of a season of plays that opened on 1 June till late July. | ||
1916: Performed ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, featuring [[Florence Creagh]] | 1916: Performed ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, featuring [[Florence Creagh]] | ||
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Facsimile version of Carton's text (1900), The [[Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/libertyhallanor00crigoog/page/n8/mode/2up] | Facsimile version of Carton's text (1900), The [[Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/libertyhallanor00crigoog/page/n8/mode/2up] | ||
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| + | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/liberty-hall-5368 | ||
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| + | Footnote to William Archer's review of ''[[The Second Mrs Tanqueray]]'', as reproduced J.P. Wearing's edited of ''[[The Second Mrs Tanqueray]]'' by Arthur Wing Pinero (Broadview Press, 2007): p.180[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=HDvJAHTEsOIC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=Liberty+Hall+by+R.+C.+Carton&source=bl&ots=7sboN_MSUr&sig=ACfU3U0BAOep3ffpLeNzpPt_r_1an6K3KA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY8IyqqszqAhUHYcAKHamzA1oQ6AEwCHoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=Liberty%20Hall%20by%20R.%20C.%20Carton&f=false] | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Hall_(play) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Hall_(play) | ||
Latest revision as of 06:24, 5 May 2021
The title Liberty Hall can refer to two plays performed in South Africa:
Contents
Liberty Hall by Charles Dibden (1785)
This is a shortened title sometimes used for Liberty-Hall, or A Test of Good Fellowship, a comic opera in two acts by Charles Dibdin (first performed 1785). Also found as Liberty-Hall.
For more on this play, see the entry on Liberty-Hall, or A Test of Good Fellowship
Liberty Hall by R. C. Carton (1892)
Liberty Hall is a comedy drama in four acts by Richard Claude Carton (1856-1928)[]
The original text
The play premiered at the St.James's Theatre, London, on 3 December 1892 and at the Empire Theatre, New York, on 21 August, 1893. Published in New York by Samuel French in 1900
Translations and adaptations
In 1914 the play filmed by Harold M. Shaw as Liberty Hall.
Performance history in South Africa
1895: Performed by Edward Sass and his Gaiety Company in the Cape Town Opera House, under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers, as part of a season of plays that opened on 1 June till late July.
1916: Performed Liberty Hall at the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, featuring Florence Creagh
Sources
Facsimile version of Carton's text (1900), The Internet Archive[1]
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/liberty-hall-5368
Footnote to William Archer's review of The Second Mrs Tanqueray, as reproduced J.P. Wearing's edited of The Second Mrs Tanqueray by Arthur Wing Pinero (Broadview Press, 2007): p.180[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Hall_(play)
Rand Daily Mail (various issues)
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.401
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