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| − | ''[[The Beggar Girl's Wedding]]'' is a | + | ''[[The Beggar Girl's Wedding]]'' is a melodrama by [[Walter Melville]] (1875–1937)[http://www.its-behind-you.com/melvilles.html]. |
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| + | One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e. plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day. | ||
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| + | First performed at the Elephant and Castle, London, in 1908. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1910: Performed by the visiting [[Walter Melville Dramatic Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | Elaine Ashton and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Melodrama" in ''New Theatre Quarterly'' 45: Volume 12, Part 1 (pp.30-42.)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dsKwV58Y5S8C&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=The+Beggar+Girl's+Wedding+Wlater+Melville&source=bl&ots=F64VfFA4lq&sig=UyyuqaCYbGW2ggz-hRFmpLUFdgo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdud-jnJjaAhUSWsAKHRF0BtUQ6AEIUjAL#v=onepage&q=The%20Beggar%20Girl's%20Wedding%20Wlater%20Melville&f=false] | |
[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
| − | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 434 | |
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 2 April 2020
The Beggar Girl's Wedding is a melodrama by Walter Melville (1875–1937)[1].
Contents
The original text
One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e. plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day.
First performed at the Elephant and Castle, London, in 1908.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1910: Performed by the visiting Walter Melville Dramatic Company in the Opera House, Cape Town under the auspices of the Wheeler Theatre Company
Sources
Elaine Ashton and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Melodrama" in New Theatre Quarterly 45: Volume 12, Part 1 (pp.30-42.)[2]
D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 434
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