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| − | [[The Party Wall]] is a farce | + | [[The Party Wall]] is a farce by an anonymous author. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | It may possibly have been a version of the three act comedy ''[[Roses and Thorns, or Two Houses under One Roof]]'' by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_34.djvu/287] | ||
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| + | '''For more on Lunn's play, see ''[[Roses and Thorns, or Two Houses under One Roof]]''''' | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1850: Performed by [[James Lycett]]'s Company of amateurs at the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], Cape Town, on 6 September, with ''[[William Tell]]'' (Knowles) and music from Rossini's opera of ''[[William Tell]]'', by the orchestra of the 73rd Regiment. | + | 1850: Performed as ''[[The Party Wall]]'' by [[James Lycett]]'s Company of amateurs at the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], Cape Town, on 6 September, with ''[[William Tell]]'' (Knowles) and music from Rossini's opera of ''[[William Tell]]'', by the orchestra of the [[73rd Regiment]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[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. | + | [[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. 425. |
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| + | Facsimile version of ''The Monthly magazine, or British Register'', Volume LX Part II 1825, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=l28EAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=The+Party+wall+theatrical+piece&source=bl&ots=8pqGS5r11F&sig=IaAQDvJurnsBGxxKPu3T7BgG0ws&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSudXRxfPTAhUJIMAKHUHwBqsQ6AEIPzAJ#v=onepage&q=The%20Party%20wall%20theatrical%20piece&f=false] | ||
| + | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_34.djvu/287 | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:43, 16 May 2017
The Party Wall is a farce by an anonymous author.
Contents
The original text
It may possibly have been a version of the three act comedy Roses and Thorns, or Two Houses under One Roof by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[1]
For more on Lunn's play, see Roses and Thorns, or Two Houses under One Roof
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1850: Performed as The Party Wall by James Lycett's Company of amateurs at the Drury Lane Theatre, Cape Town, on 6 September, with William Tell (Knowles) and music from Rossini's opera of William Tell, by the orchestra of the 73rd Regiment.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 425.
Facsimile version of The Monthly magazine, or British Register, Volume LX Part II 1825, Google E-book[3]
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_34.djvu/287
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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