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| − | ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' is a comedietta in one act by S. Theyre Smith ()[]. | + | ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' is a comedietta in one act by S. Theyre Smith (1834–1911)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Spenser_Theyre_Smith]. |
| − | The author's name is sometimes found as "S. Theyre-Smith" or "Spenser Theyre-Smith", and the play as ''[[The Happy Pair]]''. | + | The author's name is sometimes found as "S. Theyre-Smith" or "Spenser Theyre-Smith", and the play as '''''[[The Happy Pair]]'''''. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1875: Performed as ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on | + | 1875: Performed as ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 20 March, with ''[[Black-Eyed Susan]]'' (Jerrold). |
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| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 3 May, with ''[[Lost in London]]'' (Phillips). | ||
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| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[The Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 2 June, with ''[[Rob Roy]]'' (Scott). | ||
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| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[The Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 19 June, with ''[[Boots at the Swan]]'' (Selby) and acts one and three of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]'' (Grangé and De Montépin/Boucicault). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed as ''[[The Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 6 and 9 October, with ''[[Little Emily, or The Ark on the Sands]]'' (Dickens/Halliday). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed as ''[[The Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company on 6 and 9 October, with ''[[Robinson Crusoe!]]'' (Defoe/Byron). | ||
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| + | 1878: Performed as ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by [[Dramatic Recital Society]] on 19 September, as a benefit for [[Hugh Fisher]]. Also performed were ''[[The Bells]]'' (Erckmann-Chatrian/Lewis) and ''[[A Rough Diamond]]'' (Buckstone). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Spenser_Theyre_Smith | ||
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| + | https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24071384? | ||
Facsimile version of the Roorbach edition, The Digital Archive[https://archive.org/stream/happypaircomedie00they#page/n1/mode/2up] | Facsimile version of the Roorbach edition, The Digital Archive[https://archive.org/stream/happypaircomedie00they#page/n1/mode/2up] | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 322-324, 361, 368, 372. |
[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:51, 29 July 2020
A Happy Pair is a comedietta in one act by S. Theyre Smith (1834–1911)[1].
The author's name is sometimes found as "S. Theyre-Smith" or "Spenser Theyre-Smith", and the play as The Happy Pair.
Contents
The original text
First performed at St. James Theatre, London, on 2 March, 1868. Published in London by Samuel French in 1868. The most frequently found version however, appears to be the one by Harold Roorbach, New York, published as No 30 of Roorbach's American Edition of Acting Plays in 1890.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed as A Happy Pair in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 20 March, with Black-Eyed Susan (Jerrold).
1875: Performed as A Happy Pair in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 3 May, with Lost in London (Phillips).
1875: Performed as The Happy Pair in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 2 June, with Rob Roy (Scott).
1875: Performed as The Happy Pair in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 19 June, with Boots at the Swan (Selby) and acts one and three of The Corsican Brothers (Grangé and De Montépin/Boucicault).
1877: Performed as The Happy Pair in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 6 and 9 October, with Little Emily, or The Ark on the Sands (Dickens/Halliday).
1877: Performed as The Happy Pair in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 6 and 9 October, with Robinson Crusoe! (Defoe/Byron).
1878: Performed as A Happy Pair in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by Dramatic Recital Society on 19 September, as a benefit for Hugh Fisher. Also performed were The Bells (Erckmann-Chatrian/Lewis) and A Rough Diamond (Buckstone).
Sources
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Spenser_Theyre_Smith
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24071384?
Facsimile version of the Roorbach edition, The Digital Archive[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 322-324, 361, 368, 372.
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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