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1877: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 3 August, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece). | 1877: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 3 August, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece). | ||
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1878: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 March, with ''[[Ill Treated Il Trovatore]]'' (). | 1878: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 March, with ''[[Ill Treated Il Trovatore]]'' (). | ||
| − | 1878: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 6 April, with ''[[British Born]]'' (). | + | 1878: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 6 April, with ''[[British Born]]'' (Meritt and Pettitt). |
1878: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 15 May, with sections of ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' (). | 1878: Performed as ''[[Withered Leaves]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 15 May, with sections of ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' (). | ||
Latest revision as of 06:15, 19 May 2018
Withered Leaves is a comedietta in one act by Frederic William Broughton (1851-1894)
Also found as Withered Leaves, or The Fairy of the Glen
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield, on 2 April, 1875 and published by Samuel French, [ca. 1875?] as issue 725 of French's Acting Editions.
Apparently performed in South Africa and Australia as Withered Leaves, or The Fairy of the Glen by touring companies.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
F.C.L. Bosman (1980) gives the title as Withered Leaves, or The Fairy of the Glen in his index, but cites it by its shorter, original title in the text. It was apparently performed under this longer title in Australia during 1880.
1877: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 3 August, with Brown and the Brahmins (Reece).
1877: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 28 September, with Aladdin, or The Wonderful Woman.
1878: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 29 March, with Ill Treated Il Trovatore ().
1878: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 6 April, with British Born (Meritt and Pettitt).
1878: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 15 May, with sections of Robinson Crusoe ().
Sources
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Withered_Leaves.html?id=3y7JswEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2296533
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 359, 361, 366-8.
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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