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A farce by George Colman the Younger. ***. ***
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[[X.Y.Z.]] is  a comedy in two acts by George Colman the Younger (1762 – 1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger].
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
Produced in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 27 August, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' (Payne).
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== The original text ==
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The play was first produced on 11 December 1810  at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. According to Martin Wood (on the "George Colman the Younger" website[http://people.uwec.edu/mwood/colman/summaries.html]) there were apparently two performances before the production was halted by lawsuit.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Produced in [[Afrikaans]] by the [[René de la Harpe Geselskap]] ("the René de la Harpe Company") in the 1930s. Earlier it had apparently been produced under the title by ''[[Op die Weegskaal]]'' ("On the Scale ") by the same company.  
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Op die Weegskaal]]'' ("On the Scale").
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1825: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 27 August, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' (Payne).
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1825: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 5 November, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr), as a benefit for [[J. Corbishley]] and [[Mrs Black]].
  
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1930s: Produced by the [[René de la Harpe Geselskap]] ("the René de la Harpe Company") in [[Afrikaans]], initially  under the title ''[[Op die Weegskaal]]'' ("On the scale "), and later as ''[[X.Y.Z]]'' and possibly also under its original title.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p 187,
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http://people.uwec.edu/mwood/colman/index.html
  
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 187-8,
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 2 June 2023

X.Y.Z. is a comedy in two acts by George Colman the Younger (1762 – 1836)[1].


The original text

The play was first produced on 11 December 1810 at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. According to Martin Wood (on the "George Colman the Younger" website[2]) there were apparently two performances before the production was halted by lawsuit.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Op die Weegskaal ("On the Scale").

Performance history in South Africa

1825: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 27 August, 1825, as afterpiece to Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch (Payne).

1825: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 5 November, 1825, as afterpiece to The Review, or The Wags of Windsor (Colman Jr), as a benefit for J. Corbishley and Mrs Black.

1930s: Produced by the René de la Harpe Geselskap ("the René de la Harpe Company") in Afrikaans, initially under the title Op die Weegskaal ("On the scale "), and later as X.Y.Z and possibly also under its original title.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger

http://people.uwec.edu/mwood/colman/index.html

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 187-8,

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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