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| + | The full title was ''[[Britain's brave tars, or all for Saint Paul's]]''. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden in 1796(?) | ||
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| + | London : printed by T. Woodfall; for T. N. Longman, 1796 | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | On 16 July, 1808, a play called ''The Tars of Old England'' was apparently performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 16 July, 1808, with ''[[The Agreeable Surprise]]'' (O'Keeffe). One possibility is that this could have been Smollett's play ''[[The Reprisal, or The Tars of Old England]]'', given the use of the sub-title. However, it is also very likely that it could have been a version of this piece, given the predilection the [[Garrison Players]] had for the work of O'Keeffe and the fact that | + | On 16 July, 1808, a play called ''The Tars of Old England'' was apparently performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 16 July, 1808, with ''[[The Agreeable Surprise]]'' (O'Keeffe). One possibility is that this could have been Smollett's play ''[[The Reprisal, or The Tars of Old England]]'', given the use of the sub-title. However, it is also very likely that it could have been a version of this piece, given the predilection the [[Garrison Players]] had for the work of O'Keeffe and the fact that it was a patriotic play in a time of war. |
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A special celebratory piece by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833), written for the naval victories.
The full title was Britain's brave tars, or all for Saint Paul's. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden in 1796(?)
London : printed by T. Woodfall; for T. N. Longman, 1796
Performance history in South Africa
On 16 July, 1808, a play called The Tars of Old England was apparently performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 16 July, 1808, with The Agreeable Surprise (O'Keeffe). One possibility is that this could have been Smollett's play The Reprisal, or The Tars of Old England, given the use of the sub-title. However, it is also very likely that it could have been a version of this piece, given the predilection the Garrison Players had for the work of O'Keeffe and the fact that it was a patriotic play in a time of war.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://www.amazon.com/The-Reprisal-Tars-Old-England/dp/1165884445
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Smollett
http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=20658&back=
Bosman, 1928: pp. 76
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