Difference between revisions of "The Tear, The Tar and the Tilbury"
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
| − | 1860: Performed in September, as part of the festivities surrounding the visit to Cape Town of Prince Alfred, the son of Queen Victoria. | + | 1860: Performed in September, probably by [[Sefton Parry]] and members of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], as part of the festivities surrounding the visit to Cape Town of Prince Alfred, the son of Queen Victoria. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 05:44, 22 June 2021
The Tear, The Tar and the Tilbury is a "comic-tragedy" in five acts by an anonymous author.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed in September, probably by Sefton Parry and members of the Cape Town Dramatic Club, as part of the festivities surrounding the visit to Cape Town of Prince Alfred, the son of Queen Victoria.
Sources
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
