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| − | ''[[The Agreeable Surprise]]'' is a comic opera by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833), with music by Dr. Arnold. | + | ''[[The Agreeable Surprise]]'' is a comic opera by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Keeffe_(Irish_writer)], with music by Dr. Arnold. |
Also spelled ''[[The Agreable Surprise]]'' in some sources. | Also spelled ''[[The Agreable Surprise]]'' in some sources. | ||
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| − | First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 3 Sept. 1781, and printed in Cumberland's 'British Theatre | + | First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 3 Sept. 1781, and printed in Cumberland's ''British Theatre'' (No. 232). |
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1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 21 May, 1808, with ''[[The West Indian]]'' (Cumberland). | 1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 21 May, 1808, with ''[[The West Indian]]'' (Cumberland). | ||
| − | 1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 16 July, 1808, with a farce billed as ''The Tars of Old England'', probably referring to ''[[The Reprisal, or The Tars of Old England]]''(Smollett). | + | 1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 16 July, 1808, with a farce billed as ''[[The Tars of Old England]]'', probably referring to ''[[The Reprisal, or The Tars of Old England]]''(Smollett). |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:02, 21 October 2016
The Agreeable Surprise is a comic opera by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833)[1], with music by Dr. Arnold.
Also spelled The Agreable Surprise in some sources.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 3 Sept. 1781, and printed in Cumberland's British Theatre (No. 232).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1802: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 31 March, 1802, with The Prisoner at Large (O'Keeffe).
1808: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 21 May, 1808, with The West Indian (Cumberland).
1808: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 16 July, 1808, with a farce billed as The Tars of Old England, probably referring to The Reprisal, or The Tars of Old England(Smollett).
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O'Keeffe_(Irish_writer)
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/O'Keeffe,_John_(DNB00)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 68,75, 76
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