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''[[False and True]]'' is afterpiece in three acts by George Moultrie,
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''[[False and True]]'' is afterpiece in three acts by George Moultrie (fl. 1790-1800)[].
  
Born to Good Luck: or the Irishman's Fortune. A farce in two acts. Adapted from "False and True".
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Also found as ''[[False and True, or The Irishman in Italy]]''
  
Also found as ''[[False and True, or The Irishman in Italy]]'' False and True by George Moultrie Moultrie, George, active 1790-1800
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== The original text ==
"False and true," which was originally written as a three act play, was "compressed into two acts" for the performance at Drury Lane on June 10, 1816.
 
William Grattan Tyrone Power (1795 – 17 March 1841), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Power_(Irish_actor)
 
Born to good luck: The Irishman's fortune : a farce, in two acts
 
  
First performed in Covent Garden, March 17, 1832, 1832. Bowery (N.Y.) theatre (and March 1852,
 
Publisher:
 
London : Henry Lea, [1832?]
 
Wm. & Henry Taylor (1852)
 
S. French, 1852
 
  
Facsimile version of the 1832 text by Henry Lea[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035135535;view=1up;seq=3]
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''[[False and True]]'' (or listed as ''[[False and True, or The Irishman in Italy]]'' by Griffel, 2012) was originally written as a three act afterpiece,  with music by Samuel Arnold, and performed in the Little Theatre in the Haymarket, London, on August 11, 1798.
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The text (libretto, without the Music by Arnold) published in London by  J. Bell, 1798 and in Dublin by T. Burnside, 1798.
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== Translations and adaptations ==
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Adapted and  "compressed into two acts" for the performance at Drury Lane on June 10, 1816.
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Adapted as a farce in two acts called '''''[[Born to Good Luck, or the Irishman's Fortune]]''''' by Tyrone Power (1795–1841)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Power_(Irish_actor)] and first performed in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, March 17, 1832 and at the Bowery Theatre New York, in March 1852.
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Published in London by Henry Lea, [1832?], by Wm. & Henry Taylor (1852) and by S. French, 1852. The play also referred to as '''''[[The Irishman's Fortune]]'''''  in some sources (e.g. Bosman, 1980).
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
False and True, etc. by George Moultrie
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1863: Performed under the title ''[[Born to Good Luck, or The Irishman in Italy]]'' (though credited to Power) by [[Clara Tellett]] and her company  in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 5 January, with ''[[Poll and my Partner Joe]]''  (Haines) and  poetry readings, ''inter alia'' from ''Tam O' Shanter''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_o%27_Shanter_(poem)] by Robert Burns. The evening a benefit for [[J. Spencer]].
False and true, a play in three acts, now performing at the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market.
 
  
1798, English, Book, Microform edition: False and true, a play : in three acts, now performing at the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. Moultrie, George, active 1790-1800.
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1877: Performed as  ''[[Born to Good Luck, or the Irishman's Fortune]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 21 August, with ''[[Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith]]'' (Gilbert).
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5453602?q&versionId=42301228
 
• False and true, a play : in three acts, now performing at the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market.
 
Author
 
• Moultrie, George, active 1790-1800.
 
Edition
 
• Fourth edition.
 
Published
 
• London : printed for J. Bell, 1798. first edition of 1798
 
False and True: A Play, in Three Acts, as Performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market
 
  
faLsE and TruE, or, THE irisHMan in iTaLy, afterpiece in three acts by Samuel Arnold; libretto (Eng) by George Moultrie. First performance August 11, 1798, London, Little Theatre in the Haymarket. LIBRETTO: English (London: J. Bell, 1798).
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== Sources ==
  
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https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/Record/6807593
  
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5453602?q&versionId=42301228
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Facsimile version of the 1832 text by Henry Lea[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035135535;view=1up;seq=3]
  
 
John C. Greene. 2011. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745–1820: A Calendar of Performances''. Lexington Books: [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=-9xrsQoC-oUC&pg=PA4635&lpg=PA4635&dq=George+Moultrie+False+and+True,%22+or,+The+Irishman+in+Italy+(play),&source=bl&ots=sCi0v7SEDa&sig=wwzgcBnTgOtxWvJ00AwjXzetmN4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCyby_tPbaAhWLIsAKHVmQBqAQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=George%20Moultrie%20False%20and%20True%2C%22%20or%2C%20The%20Irishman%20in%20Italy%20(play)%2C&f=false]
 
John C. Greene. 2011. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745–1820: A Calendar of Performances''. Lexington Books: [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=-9xrsQoC-oUC&pg=PA4635&lpg=PA4635&dq=George+Moultrie+False+and+True,%22+or,+The+Irishman+in+Italy+(play),&source=bl&ots=sCi0v7SEDa&sig=wwzgcBnTgOtxWvJ00AwjXzetmN4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCyby_tPbaAhWLIsAKHVmQBqAQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=George%20Moultrie%20False%20and%20True%2C%22%20or%2C%20The%20Irishman%20in%20Italy%20(play)%2C&f=false]
  
 
Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. ''Operas in English: A Dictionary''. Scarecrow Press: p.165[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=George+Moultrie+False+and+True,%22+or,+The+Irishman+in+Italy+(play),&source=bl&ots=ZkehVCjjUc&sig=tNZJLCI9rsXTlTcgJDqSjSp4rUo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCyby_tPbaAhWLIsAKHVmQBqAQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=George%20Moultrie%20False%20and%20True%2C%22%20or%2C%20The%20Irishman%20in%20Italy%20(play)%2C&f=false]
 
Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. ''Operas in English: A Dictionary''. Scarecrow Press: p.165[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=George+Moultrie+False+and+True,%22+or,+The+Irishman+in+Italy+(play),&source=bl&ots=ZkehVCjjUc&sig=tNZJLCI9rsXTlTcgJDqSjSp4rUo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCyby_tPbaAhWLIsAKHVmQBqAQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=George%20Moultrie%20False%20and%20True%2C%22%20or%2C%20The%20Irishman%20in%20Italy%20(play)%2C&f=false]
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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.133, 359
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 4 May 2020

False and True is afterpiece in three acts by George Moultrie (fl. 1790-1800)[].

Also found as False and True, or The Irishman in Italy

The original text

False and True (or listed as False and True, or The Irishman in Italy by Griffel, 2012) was originally written as a three act afterpiece, with music by Samuel Arnold, and performed in the Little Theatre in the Haymarket, London, on August 11, 1798.

The text (libretto, without the Music by Arnold) published in London by J. Bell, 1798 and in Dublin by T. Burnside, 1798.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted and "compressed into two acts" for the performance at Drury Lane on June 10, 1816.

Adapted as a farce in two acts called Born to Good Luck, or the Irishman's Fortune by Tyrone Power (1795–1841)[1] and first performed in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, March 17, 1832 and at the Bowery Theatre New York, in March 1852.

Published in London by Henry Lea, [1832?], by Wm. & Henry Taylor (1852) and by S. French, 1852. The play also referred to as The Irishman's Fortune in some sources (e.g. Bosman, 1980).

Performance history in South Africa

1863: Performed under the title Born to Good Luck, or The Irishman in Italy (though credited to Power) by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 5 January, with Poll and my Partner Joe (Haines) and poetry readings, inter alia from Tam O' Shanter[2] by Robert Burns. The evening a benefit for J. Spencer.

1877: Performed as Born to Good Luck, or the Irishman's Fortune by the Disney Roebuck company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 21 August, with Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith (Gilbert).

Sources

https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/Record/6807593

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5453602?q&versionId=42301228

Facsimile version of the 1832 text by Henry Lea[3]

John C. Greene. 2011. Theatre in Dublin, 1745–1820: A Calendar of Performances. Lexington Books: [4]

Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. Operas in English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press: p.165[5]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.133, 359

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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