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| + | A comedy in three acts by J. Stirling Coyne (1803–1868)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stirling_Coyne], it was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 22 April, 1861, and published by Thomas H. Lacy (Vol. 51, No. 751) in the same year. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stirling_Coyne | ||
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| + | George B. Bryan and Wolfgang Mieder. 2005. ''A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases, Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries''. Peter Lang (p.72)[[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=1t2eo3LMzRQC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=j+stirling+coyne+Black+Sheep&source=bl&ots=nyMoxHqOIw&sig=k2K_uelqx9C_-UCp8cI8lWdpPc8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjS6_W41sbaAhVNasAKHY7nB1sQ6AEIQjAH#v=onepage&q=j%20stirling%20coyne%20Black%20Sheep&f=false] | ||
= ''[[Black Sheep]]'' (Yates and Simpson, 1868)= | = ''[[Black Sheep]]'' (Yates and Simpson, 1868)= | ||
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| − | Adapted for the stage from Yates's published novel ''Black Sheep'' (Tinsley brothers, 1867) by Edmund Yates (1831–1894)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates] and John Palgrave Simpson, it was first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre on 25 April 1868. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1868. | + | Adapted for the stage from Yates's published novel ''Black Sheep'' (Tinsley brothers, 1867) by Edmund Yates (1831–1894)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates] and John Palgrave Simpson (1807-1887)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Palgrave_Simpson], it was first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre on 25 April 1868. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1868. |
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1875: Performed in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 5 March, with ''[[The Bonnie Fishwife]]'' (Selby). | 1875: Performed in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 5 March, with ''[[The Bonnie Fishwife]]'' (Selby). | ||
| − | 1875: Performed in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 13 April, with ''[[Black-Eyed Susan]]'' ( | + | 1875: Performed in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 13 April, with ''[[Black-Eyed Susan, or The Little Bill That Was Taken Up]]'' (billed as a "Naughty-Gal-Burlesque", by Burnand). |
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http://victorianfictionresearchguides.org/edmund-yates/ | http://victorianfictionresearchguides.org/edmund-yates/ | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Palgrave_Simpson | ||
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Black_Sheep.html?id=sOwBAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Black_Sheep.html?id=sOwBAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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| − | A comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice. It opened at the Morosco Theatre in New York City Oct 13, 1932 and played through Oct 1932, also directed and produced by Rice. | + | A comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice (1892-1967)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Rice]. It opened at the Morosco Theatre in New York City Oct 13, 1932 and played through Oct 1932, also directed and produced by Rice. Published by Dramatists Play Service, 1938. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/black-sheep-11645 | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/black-sheep-11645 | ||
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= ''[[Black Sheep]]'' (Blessing, 2001)= | = ''[[Black Sheep]]'' (Blessing, 2001)= | ||
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| − | A | + | A dark comedy about racial, sexual and family issues by Lee Blessing (1949-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Blessing]. First performed as a public reading at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. October 19-27, 2001, it formally opened at the Florida Stage in Manalapan, Florida in December 14 of the same year. Published by Dramatists Play Service, 2003. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sheep_(play) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sheep_(play) | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 20 April 2018
There are a number of plays called Black Sheep.
Among them:
Contents
Black Sheep (Coyne, 1861)
The original text
A comedy in three acts by J. Stirling Coyne (1803–1868)[1], it was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 22 April, 1861, and published by Thomas H. Lacy (Vol. 51, No. 751) in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stirling_Coyne
George B. Bryan and Wolfgang Mieder. 2005. A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases, Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Peter Lang (p.72)[[2]
Black Sheep (Yates and Simpson, 1868)
The original text
Adapted for the stage from Yates's published novel Black Sheep (Tinsley brothers, 1867) by Edmund Yates (1831–1894)[3] and John Palgrave Simpson (1807-1887)[4], it was first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre on 25 April 1868. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1868.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 5 March, with The Bonnie Fishwife (Selby).
1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 13 April, with Black-Eyed Susan, or The Little Bill That Was Taken Up (billed as a "Naughty-Gal-Burlesque", by Burnand).
Sources
http://www.bartleby.com/library/readersdigest/255.html
http://victorianfictionresearchguides.org/edmund-yates/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Palgrave_Simpson
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Black_Sheep.html?id=sOwBAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, The Victorian Plays Project[5]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [6]: pp. 322-323
Black Sheep (Rice, 1932)
The original text
A comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice (1892-1967)[7]. It opened at the Morosco Theatre in New York City Oct 13, 1932 and played through Oct 1932, also directed and produced by Rice. Published by Dramatists Play Service, 1938.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/black-sheep-11645
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Rice
Black Sheep (Blessing, 2001)
The original text
A dark comedy about racial, sexual and family issues by Lee Blessing (1949-)[8]. First performed as a public reading at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. October 19-27, 2001, it formally opened at the Florida Stage in Manalapan, Florida in December 14 of the same year. Published by Dramatists Play Service, 2003.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sheep_(play)
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Black_Sheep.html?id=ddPr6nibMAcC&redir_esc=y
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