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| − | ''[[Duchess or Nothing]]'' is a | + | ''[[Duchess or Nothing]]'' is a comedietta in one act by Walter Gordon (1823-1892)[http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2009105139/]. |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| + | First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, 9 July, 1860. | ||
| − | + | London by T.H. Lacy, [1860?] in Lacy's acting edition of plays, Volume 47 | |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1861: Performed as ''[[Duchess or Nothing]]'' on 18 February in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] with ''[[The Plagued Professor]]'' ("An Original Interlude expressly written for this occasion" by Cresswell, "characters by members of the [[Royal Alfred Club]]) and ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (Selby). | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2009105139/ | ||
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| + | http://www.19thcenturyphotos.com/Walter-Gordon-126889.htm | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1860 first edition by Lacy, ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112070132946;view=1up;seq=3] | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 154 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:32, 24 September 2019
Duchess or Nothing is a comedietta in one act by Walter Gordon (1823-1892)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, 9 July, 1860.
London by T.H. Lacy, [1860?] in Lacy's acting edition of plays, Volume 47
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as Duchess or Nothing on 18 February in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club with The Plagued Professor ("An Original Interlude expressly written for this occasion" by Cresswell, "characters by members of the Royal Alfred Club) and The Unfinished Gentleman (Selby).
Sources
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2009105139/
http://www.19thcenturyphotos.com/Walter-Gordon-126889.htm
Facsimile version of the 1860 first edition by Lacy, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 154
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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