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| − | + | '''There appear to have been two plays referred to by the title ''[[Temptation]]''''' | |
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| + | ==''[[Temptation]]'' by W.R. Waldron (1855)== | ||
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| + | ===The original text=== | ||
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| + | According to Thomas Recchio, 2020, ''The Age'' reports a performance of this play by W.R. Waldron and his company in 1855. Unfortunately no other references to, or details about, the play have been discovered so far. | ||
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| + | ==Performances in South Africa== | ||
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| + | 1862: A play called ''[[Temptation]]'' was performed by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 3 July, and billed as a "new three act drama". Also performed were a dance by [[Mrs Brazier]] and ''[[The Maid with the Milking Pail]]'' (Buckstone). ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980: p231, suggests that this was probably ''[[Temptation, or The Fatal Brand]]'' by Townsend, but it '''''may''''' in fact have been Waldron's play, performed by him in 1855.) | ||
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| + | ==''[[Temptation, or The Fatal Brand]]'' by Townsend== | ||
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| + | '''See the entry on ''[[Temptation, or The Fatal Brand]]''''' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Thomas Recchio. 2020. "Embodied Scholarship: | ||
| + | A Performance History | ||
| + | of William Richard | ||
| + | Waldron’s Lizzie Leigh; | ||
| + | or, The Murder Near | ||
| + | the Old Mill (1863)", ''Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film'' | ||
| + | 2020, Vol. 47(1) 43–67[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1748372719853234] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:42, 23 June 2021
There appear to have been two plays referred to by the title Temptation
Contents
Temptation by W.R. Waldron (1855)
The original text
According to Thomas Recchio, 2020, The Age reports a performance of this play by W.R. Waldron and his company in 1855. Unfortunately no other references to, or details about, the play have been discovered so far.
Performances in South Africa
1862: A play called Temptation was performed by Clara Tellett and her company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 3 July, and billed as a "new three act drama". Also performed were a dance by Mrs Brazier and The Maid with the Milking Pail (Buckstone). (F.C.L. Bosman, 1980: p231, suggests that this was probably Temptation, or The Fatal Brand by Townsend, but it may in fact have been Waldron's play, performed by him in 1855.)
Temptation, or The Fatal Brand by Townsend
See the entry on Temptation, or The Fatal Brand
Sources
Thomas Recchio. 2020. "Embodied Scholarship: A Performance History of William Richard Waldron’s Lizzie Leigh; or, The Murder Near the Old Mill (1863)", Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film 2020, Vol. 47(1) 43–67[1]
