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| − | ''[[Nothing Venture, Nothing Win]]'' is a play by Coyne. | + | ''[[Nothing Venture, Nothing Win]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by Joseph Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stirling_Coyne]. |
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| | + | Sometimes advertised as '''''[[Never Venture, Never Win]]''''' by producers/press? (See [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980: note 227 on p. 231). |
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| | ==The original text== | | ==The original text== |
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| | + | First performed at The Strand Theatre, London, on 5 April, 1858 and published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] in the same year. |
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| | ==Translations and adaptations== | | ==Translations and adaptations== |
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| | == Performance history in South Africa == | | == Performance history in South Africa == |
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| − | 1858: Performed as ''[[Nothing Venture, Nothing Win]]'' by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] (and "several amateur gentlemen") in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 7 October, with ''[[Bombastes Furioso!]]'' (Coyne). A benefit for the ''Eastern City''.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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| − | [[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.) | + | 1858: Performed by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] (and "several amateur gentlemen") in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 7 October, with ''[[Bombastes Furioso!]]'' (Rhodes). A benefit for the ''Eastern City''. |
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| − | [[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. | + | 1859: Performed by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 7 September, as prelude to ''[[Electra, or A New Electrical Light]]'' (Talfourd). |
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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. | + | 1868: A play called ''[[Never Venture, Never Win]]'' is performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 1 January as afterpiece to ''[[Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster]]'' (Anon.) |
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| − | [[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
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| − | [[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]], 1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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| − | [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
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| − | [[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
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| − | [[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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| − | [[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.
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| − | [[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
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| − | [[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0012.php], pp.
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| − | [[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
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| − | [[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
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| − | [[Brian Astbury]]. 1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
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| − | [[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
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| − | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=Le+Bal+Masqu%C3%A9+Arthur+H.+Ward&source=bl&ots=j085voK1qt&sig=LGxx1zWIPYzXgxyp-fvQSpGG8vM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFsaPmkITaAhXJ7xQKHVePC1kQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=Le%20Bal%20Masqu%C3%A9%20Arthur%20H.%20Ward&f=false]
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| − | [[J.A. Worp]]. 1972. ''Geschiedenis van het Drama en van het Tooneel in Nederland''. Deel 2, Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (DBNL)[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/worp001gesc02_01/worp001gesc02_01_0028.php]
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1858 edition by [[T.H. Lacy]], Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=VthUAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false] |
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| − | http://www.domus.ac.za/afrikaans/images/Programme%20in%20DOMUS(2).pdf
| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.144-5, 231 |
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| | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
Nothing Venture, Nothing Win is a comic drama in two acts by Joseph Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[1].
Sometimes advertised as Never Venture, Never Win by producers/press? (See F.C.L. Bosman, 1980: note 227 on p. 231).
The original text
First performed at The Strand Theatre, London, on 5 April, 1858 and published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1858: Performed by the Cape Town Dramatic Club (and "several amateur gentlemen") in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 7 October, with Bombastes Furioso! (Rhodes). A benefit for the Eastern City.
1859: Performed by the Cape Town Dramatic Club in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 7 September, as prelude to Electra, or A New Electrical Light (Talfourd).
1868: A play called Never Venture, Never Win is performed by the Le Roy and Duret Company in Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 1 January as afterpiece to Harlequin Prince Perseus, or The Maid and the Monster (Anon.)
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1858 edition by T.H. Lacy, Google E-book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.144-5, 231
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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