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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Partly adapted from Madame de Genlis's fairy story, ''Le Palais de Vérite'', it was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 19 November 1870.
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Partly adapted from Madame de Genlis's fairy story, ''Le Palais de Vérite'', it was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 19 November 1870. It opened on Broadway for the first time on 17 January, 1910.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 12  August, with ''[[Nursey Chickweed]]'' (Williams). This evening a benefit for [[Miss Berenger]].
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1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 14 August, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece).
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1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 16  August, with ''[[Nursey Chickweed]]'' (Williams).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Palace_of_Truth
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Palace_of_Truth
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http://gsarchive.net/gilbert/plays/palace_of_truth/index.html
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert
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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.
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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.326,
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:47, 9 September 2021

The Palace of Truth is a three-act "Fairy Comedy" in blank verse by W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911)[1].

The original text

Partly adapted from Madame de Genlis's fairy story, Le Palais de Vérite, it was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 19 November 1870. It opened on Broadway for the first time on 17 January, 1910.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 12 August, with Nursey Chickweed (Williams). This evening a benefit for Miss Berenger.

1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 14 August, with Brown and the Brahmins (Reece).

1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 16 August, with Nursey Chickweed (Williams).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Palace_of_Truth

http://gsarchive.net/gilbert/plays/palace_of_truth/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert

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.326,

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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