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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]]. | 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 in [[Afrikaans]], initially under the title | + | 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. |
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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].
Contents
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,
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