Difference between revisions of "Joey Grimaldi's Trip to Brentford"

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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed in Cape Town in 1837, as part of [[W.F.H. Parker]]'s first production with the [[Automata]].
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Brought to  in Cape Town by [[W.F.H. Parker]] in 1837, when it was performed along with ''[[Polander]]'', the dramatic play ''[[The Enchanted Turk]]'' and ''[[Children in the Wood]]'' (Th. Morton).
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
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[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 231
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 231-232;
 
  
 
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Revision as of 08:47, 29 October 2013

An act performed by the Automata of W.F.H. Parker. Possibly their version of the classic comedy riding act called Billy Buttons or the Tailors Ride to Brentford, originally created by circus owner Philip Astley. ("Joey Grimaldi" referring to the famous English clown Joseph Grimaldi.)

Performance history in South Africa

Brought to in Cape Town by W.F.H. Parker in 1837, when it was performed along with Polander, the dramatic play The Enchanted Turk and Children in the Wood (Th. Morton).

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Bosman, 1928: p. 231

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