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| − | ''[[Mr Preedy and the Countess]]'' is a farce in three acts by R.C. Carton ()[]. | + | ''[[Mr Preedy and the Countess]]'' is a farce in three acts by R.C. Carton (1853–1928)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton]. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1910: Performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] at the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town, and on tour in South Africa. | + | 1910: Performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] at the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town, and taken on tour in South Africa, with [[Kate Walbran]] playing the "Countess". |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
''Catalogue of Copyright Entries'': Pamphlets, leaflets, etc. Volume 8, Issue 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=qRADAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA597&lpg=PA597&dq=Mr+Preedy+and+the+Countess++a+farce+by+R.C.+Carton&source=bl&ots=O7MMoENpVr&sig=K9bOecpUqLXZYUYAOJQjR4OKC6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0mOmj-7neAhUMJcAKHWb9AhY4ChDoATAAegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=Mr%20Preedy%20and%20the%20Countess%20%20a%20farce%20by%20R.C.%20Carton&f=false] | ''Catalogue of Copyright Entries'': Pamphlets, leaflets, etc. Volume 8, Issue 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=qRADAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA597&lpg=PA597&dq=Mr+Preedy+and+the+Countess++a+farce+by+R.C.+Carton&source=bl&ots=O7MMoENpVr&sig=K9bOecpUqLXZYUYAOJQjR4OKC6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0mOmj-7neAhUMJcAKHWb9AhY4ChDoATAAegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=Mr%20Preedy%20and%20the%20Countess%20%20a%20farce%20by%20R.C.%20Carton&f=false] | ||
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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.) | ||
Latest revision as of 05:02, 5 October 2020
Mr Preedy and the Countess is a farce in three acts by R.C. Carton (1853–1928)[1].
Contents
The original text
First produced at the Criterion Theatre, London in 1909. Published in London by Samuel French in 1911,
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1910: Performed by the De Jong-Black Company at the Tivoli Theatre, Cape Town, and taken on tour in South Africa, with Kate Walbran playing the "Countess".
Sources
Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, etc. Volume 8, Issue 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 [2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton
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.
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