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''[[Dying for Love]]'' is a comedy in in one act by John Maddison Morton ()[].  
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''[[Dying for Love]]'' is a comedy in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
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==The original text==
  
 
First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858,   
 
First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858,   
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as ''[[Dying for Love]]'' by  the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of  Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Doctor Mangle), Captain [[H. R. Vigours]] (Captain Fickleton), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Harry Thornton), [[W. Malcolm]] (Mrs Mangle), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Mrs Lorimer), Drummer [[P. Buckley]] (Jenny). Also performed on the evening were ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'' (Stirling) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
  
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1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as ''[[Dying for Love]]'' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of  [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'' (Stirling) and ''[[An Eton Boy]]'' (). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
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1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'' (Stirling) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). On this occasion they used the same cast as in 1861 for ''[[Dying for Love]]'', except for the role of "Jenny",  which was performed by Mr [[G. P. Townsend]]. ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.
  
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== Sources ==
  
 
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=104
 
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=104
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
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''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 10. Christmas Supplement, 1861.
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''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 11. January 28, 1862.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 06:18, 4 August 2018

Dying for Love is a comedy in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1].

The original text

First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858,

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstown, as Dying for Love by the Officers of the Regiment (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of Sergeant J. Lydon (Doctor Mangle), Captain H. R. Vigours (Captain Fickleton), R. Annesley Esq. (Harry Thornton), W. Malcolm (Mrs Mangle), Corporal J. Davies (Mrs Lorimer), Drummer P. Buckley (Jenny). Also performed on the evening were The Lucky Hit (Stirling) and The Eton Boy (E. Morton). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)

1862: Performed by the Officers of the Regiment (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays The Lucky Hit (Stirling) and The Eton Boy (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work Two Years In Paris (Annesley). On this occasion they used the same cast as in 1861 for Dying for Love, except for the role of "Jenny", which was performed by Mr G. P. Townsend. (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot).

Sources

http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=104

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

North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 10. Christmas Supplement, 1861.

North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 11. January 28, 1862.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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