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| − | ''[[The World]]'' was a | + | '''''[[The World]]''''' can refer to a '''stage play''' or to a '''South African journal''' |
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| + | =''[[The World]]'' a play by Meritt, Pettitt and Harris (1880)= | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | A drama in 5 acts (9 [[tableaux]]), written by Paul Meritt (1843/4–1895)[http://victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=1789], Henry Pettitt (1848-1893)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pettitt] and Augustus Harris (1825-1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Harris], it was first performed in London at the Drury Lane Theatre on 31 July, 1880. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1882-3: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Mabel Hayes Company]] as part of a season of opera and drama that opened with a Christmas [[pantomime]] (''[[Cinderella]]'') in 1882 and lasting till July 1883. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_World_a_Drama_in_5_Acts_9_Tableaux_b.html?id=Lw1kQwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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| + | http://victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=1789 | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pettitt | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Harris | ||
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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 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.375 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | =''[[The World]]'' a South African periodical (1956-1980)= | ||
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| + | ==The journal== | ||
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| + | ''[[The World]]'' was the black daily newspaper of Johannesburg, South Africa, that had evolved out of the earlier ''[[The Bantu World]]'' and its merger with ''[[Ilanga lase Natal]]'' ("Natal Sun"), being published by [[Bantu Press]] Ltd from 1956 till 1980. After this it was replaced by ''[[The Sowetan]]''. | ||
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| + | ''[[The World]]'' became internationally renowned as a publication in 1976 when it published Sam Nzima's iconic photograph of Hector Pieterson, taken during the Soweto uprising of 16 June. | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_(South_African_newspaper) | ||
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SACat: A union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries. | SACat: A union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 2 August 2021
The World can refer to a stage play or to a South African journal
Contents
The World a play by Meritt, Pettitt and Harris (1880)
The original text
A drama in 5 acts (9 tableaux), written by Paul Meritt (1843/4–1895)[1], Henry Pettitt (1848-1893)[2] and Augustus Harris (1825-1873)[3], it was first performed in London at the Drury Lane Theatre on 31 July, 1880.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1882-3: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Mabel Hayes Company as part of a season of opera and drama that opened with a Christmas pantomime (Cinderella) in 1882 and lasting till July 1883.
Sources
http://victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=1789
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pettitt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Harris
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 1932. (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: p.375
Go to ESAT Bibliography
The World a South African periodical (1956-1980)
The journal
The World was the black daily newspaper of Johannesburg, South Africa, that had evolved out of the earlier The Bantu World and its merger with Ilanga lase Natal ("Natal Sun"), being published by Bantu Press Ltd from 1956 till 1980. After this it was replaced by The Sowetan.
The World became internationally renowned as a publication in 1976 when it published Sam Nzima's iconic photograph of Hector Pieterson, taken during the Soweto uprising of 16 June.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_(South_African_newspaper)
SACat: A union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to South African Journals and Newspapers
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
