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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | Opened at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 16 March, 1867. | + | Opened at the New Adelphi Theatre, London on 16 March, 1867, produced by [[Ben Webster]]. |
Published in London by L.C. Lacy in 1867, also by Samuel French in the 1870s. | Published in London by L.C. Lacy in 1867, also by Samuel French in the 1870s. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1876: Performed as ''[[ | + | |
| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 1 May, with ''[[The Morning Call]]'' (Dance). Scene design and painting by [[W. Thorne]]. | ||
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| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 3 May, with ''[[A Happy Pair]]'' (Dance). | ||
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| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 9 September, with a dance by [[Miss Duggan]] and ''[[Madeleine, or The Daughter of the Regiment|The Daughter of the Regiment]]'' (Stirling). | ||
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| + | 1876: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 31 May, with ''[[Little Toddlekins]]'' (Matthews). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 8 September, with ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]'' (Grangé and de Montépin/Boucicault). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 10 September, with ''[[The Boots at the Swan]]'' (Selby). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company on 11 September, with ''[[The Wonderful Woman]]'' (d'Ennery/Dance). | ||
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| + | 1884: Performed as ''[[Lost in London]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Henry Harper]] and his company, as part of a season of plays put on in the second half of the year. The role of "Job Armroyd" was portrayed by Harper's leading man, [[H.C. Sidney]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the original Samuel French text: ''The Internet Archive''[https://archive.org/stream/lostinlondonnewo00philrich#page/6/mode/2up] | ||
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''History of English Drama, 1660-1900'', Volume 5, Part 2. Cambridge University Press: p. 523[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=CHa3njx5AzYC&pg=PA523&lpg=PA523&dq=Nobody's+Child+by+Phillips&source=bl&ots=d77vwBVrpf&sig=c_CfJpIlie9Q-QXu4MGzSOv-4wc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidu46s0fLaAhUQQ8AKHdr7D5g4ChDoAQhNMAY#v=onepage&q=Nobody's%20Child%20by%20Phillips&f=false] | Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''History of English Drama, 1660-1900'', Volume 5, Part 2. Cambridge University Press: p. 523[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=CHa3njx5AzYC&pg=PA523&lpg=PA523&dq=Nobody's+Child+by+Phillips&source=bl&ots=d77vwBVrpf&sig=c_CfJpIlie9Q-QXu4MGzSOv-4wc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidu46s0fLaAhUQQ8AKHdr7D5g4ChDoAQhNMAY#v=onepage&q=Nobody's%20Child%20by%20Phillips&f=false] | ||
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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.) | [[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. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 323, 327-9, 333, 340, 360, 378. |
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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. | [[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 05:47, 29 July 2020
Lost in London is a romantic drama in three acts by Watts Phillips (1825-1874)[1].
Contents
The original text
Opened at the New Adelphi Theatre, London on 16 March, 1867, produced by Ben Webster.
Published in London by L.C. Lacy in 1867, also by Samuel French in the 1870s.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed as Lost in London by Disney Roebuck and company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 1 May, with The Morning Call (Dance). Scene design and painting by W. Thorne.
1875: Performed as Lost in London by Disney Roebuck and company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 3 May, with A Happy Pair (Dance).
1875: Performed as Lost in London by Disney Roebuck and company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 9 September, with a dance by Miss Duggan and The Daughter of the Regiment (Stirling).
1876: Performed as Lost in London in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company on 31 May, with Little Toddlekins (Matthews).
1877: Performed as Lost in London in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company on 8 September, with The Corsican Brothers (Grangé and de Montépin/Boucicault).
1877: Performed as Lost in London in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company on 10 September, with The Boots at the Swan (Selby).
1877: Performed as Lost in London in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company on 11 September, with The Wonderful Woman (d'Ennery/Dance).
1884: Performed as Lost in London in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Henry Harper and his company, as part of a season of plays put on in the second half of the year. The role of "Job Armroyd" was portrayed by Harper's leading man, H.C. Sidney.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original Samuel French text: The Internet Archive[2]
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2. Cambridge University Press: p. 523[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Phillips
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. 323, 327-9, 333, 340, 360, 378.
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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