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| − | ''[[The Angel of the Attic]]'' is a "serio-comic" drama in one act by Thomas Morton ( | + | ''[[The Angel of the Attic]]'' is a "serio-comic" drama in one act by Thomas Morton (1764 –1838)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morton_(playwright)], though it is possibly a play by, or written and/or produced in association with, his son, J.M. Morton (1811–1891)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton]. |
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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | Morton's play was published in 1843 by Thomas Hailes Lacy, and first produced at the Princess's Theatre, May 27, 1843. | |
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However, there is also '''another''' play with a similar name, written by William Bayle Bernard (1807-1875), which was apparently produced in London at the same time: ''[[Louison, The Angel of the Attic, or, The Recompense]]'' (in its turn possibly based on a play by Eugène Scribe (1791–1861)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Scribe]). It is also described as "a seriocomic drama in one act", was published in London by J. Dicks, in the series "Dicks' standard plays" (no. 710) and first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, May 20th, 1843. (See the Catalogue of the National Library of Ireland[http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000060853]) | However, there is also '''another''' play with a similar name, written by William Bayle Bernard (1807-1875), which was apparently produced in London at the same time: ''[[Louison, The Angel of the Attic, or, The Recompense]]'' (in its turn possibly based on a play by Eugène Scribe (1791–1861)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Scribe]). It is also described as "a seriocomic drama in one act", was published in London by J. Dicks, in the series "Dicks' standard plays" (no. 710) and first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, May 20th, 1843. (See the Catalogue of the National Library of Ireland[http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000060853]) | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1855: Performed by [[Gustavus V. Brooke|G.V. Brooke]] and company in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on Tuesday 9 January, as afterpiece to ''[[The Stranger]]'' (Kotzebue/Sheridan). Featured were [[Fanny Cathcart|Miss Cathcart]], Mr [[R. Younge]] and [[Captain Hall]]. (Recorded as "by J.M. Morton" by the Monitor newspaper, as cited in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] 1928: p. 411) | |
| − | + | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town on the evening of 2 February, with the "Grand [[Burlesque]]" of ''[[Ali Baba]]''. | |
| − | 1878: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town on | + | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town on 4 February, with ''[[William Tell with a Vengeance, or the Pet, The Parrot and the Pippin]]'' (Byron). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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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. 411 | [[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. 411 | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 365 |
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:58, 21 September 2017
The Angel of the Attic is a "serio-comic" drama in one act by Thomas Morton (1764 –1838)[1], though it is possibly a play by, or written and/or produced in association with, his son, J.M. Morton (1811–1891)[2].
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The original text
Morton's play was published in 1843 by Thomas Hailes Lacy, and first produced at the Princess's Theatre, May 27, 1843.
However, there is also another play with a similar name, written by William Bayle Bernard (1807-1875), which was apparently produced in London at the same time: Louison, The Angel of the Attic, or, The Recompense (in its turn possibly based on a play by Eugène Scribe (1791–1861)[3]). It is also described as "a seriocomic drama in one act", was published in London by J. Dicks, in the series "Dicks' standard plays" (no. 710) and first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, May 20th, 1843. (See the Catalogue of the National Library of Ireland[4])
Performance history in South Africa
1855: Performed by G.V. Brooke and company in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on Tuesday 9 January, as afterpiece to The Stranger (Kotzebue/Sheridan). Featured were Miss Cathcart, Mr R. Younge and Captain Hall. (Recorded as "by J.M. Morton" by the Monitor newspaper, as cited in F.C.L. Bosman 1928: p. 411)
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal in Cape Town on the evening of 2 February, with the "Grand Burlesque" of Ali Baba.
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal in Cape Town on 4 February, with William Tell with a Vengeance, or the Pet, The Parrot and the Pippin (Byron).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://www.amazon.com/The-Angel-Attic-Thomas-Morton/dp/B004B96PI2
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Morton,_Thomas_(1764-1838)_(DNB00)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [5]: pp. 411
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 365
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