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| − | Two Heads are Better than One is a farce in one act by Lennox Horne | + | ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' is a farce in one act by F. Lennox Horne (fl. 1850s) |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London on 14 December, 1854, and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1854.(Volume 19 of Collection of plays) | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 17 July, with ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and songs sung by [[Mr. Durban]]. | ||
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| + | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 1 October with ''[[The Man of Many Friends]]'' (Coyne) and ''[[Railway Overture]]'' by the [[Corps of S.A. Minstrels]]. | ||
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| + | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 9 Octoberwith ''[[The Man of Many Friends]]'' (Coyne), the ''[[Railway Overture]]'' by the [[Corps of S.A. Minstrels]] and an interlude of songs such as ''Lord Lovell'' etc. by a "lady from London". This performance took place in the ''[[Theatre Royal]]'' under the patronage of the Governor of the Cape. | ||
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| + | 1862: Performed by the non-commissioned officers and men of the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Main Barracks, Cape Town, with ''[[Susan Hopley, or The Trials of a Servant Girl]]'' (Pitt) on 25 July 1862. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the original publication by [[T.H. Lacy]], ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086862034;view=1up;seq=5] | ||
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| + | https://www.musicingotham.org/person/139401 | ||
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| + | https://archive.org/details/BP_RYPT_0008 | ||
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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.153-4, 167 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:23, 8 July 2021
Two Heads are Better than One is a farce in one act by F. Lennox Horne (fl. 1850s)
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London on 14 December, 1854, and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1854.(Volume 19 of Collection of plays)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 17 July, with Power and Principle (Schiller/Barnett) and songs sung by Mr. Durban.
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 1 October with The Man of Many Friends (Coyne) and Railway Overture by the Corps of S.A. Minstrels.
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 9 Octoberwith The Man of Many Friends (Coyne), the Railway Overture by the Corps of S.A. Minstrels and an interlude of songs such as Lord Lovell etc. by a "lady from London". This performance took place in the Theatre Royal under the patronage of the Governor of the Cape.
1862: Performed by the non-commissioned officers and men of the 11th Regiment in the Garrison Theatre, Main Barracks, Cape Town, with Susan Hopley, or The Trials of a Servant Girl (Pitt) on 25 July 1862.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original publication by T.H. Lacy, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
https://www.musicingotham.org/person/139401
https://archive.org/details/BP_RYPT_0008
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.153-4, 167
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
