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| − | ''[[The Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve]]'' is a comedy in three acts by | + | ''[[The Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve]]'' is a farce in two acts by W.B. Bernard (William Bayle Bernard, 1807–75)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=w_6dCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=William+Bayle-Bernard+playwright&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2r_CkuaPfAhVBJBoKHWYACsMQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=William%20Bayle-Bernard%20playwright&f=false] |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | First performed in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , London, 1833 and the Park Theatre, New York in 1846. Published by Duncombe 1833 and later by Samuel French & son. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1869: Performed, with ''[[Cherry Bounce]]'' (Raymond), in the [[Catholic Hall]], Cape Town during October by the pupils of the local [[St Joseph's Academy]], as part of an "entertainment". (The Bernard text is wrongly described as a "comedy in three acts" by "Burnand" in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980: p. 282. Perhaps the error was that of his original source.) The performers named include [[Master Kearns]], [[Master Early]], [[Master Coughlin]], [[Master Mulhival]], [[Master Mc Auliffe]] and [[Master Murray]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the Duncombe edition, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gNlUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=William+Bayle-Bernard+The+Nervous+Man&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL_unWuqPfAhV9URUIHY_IAGMQ6AEINzAD#v=onepage&q=William%20Bayle-Bernard%20The%20Nervous%20Man&f=false] | ||
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| + | Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''History of English Drama 1660-1900''. Cambridge University Press: p.355[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nEilDfLnCSQC&pg=PA355&dq=W.B.+Bernard++The+Nervous+Man&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2koabtqPfAhW2gM4BHcFHDq4Q6AEIUDAI#v=onepage&q=W.B.%20Bernard%20%20The%20Nervous%20Man&f=false] | ||
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| + | Jean Roemer. 1867. D. ''Polyglot Reader, and Guide for Translation: Consisting of a Series of English Extracts, with Their Translation Into French, German, Spanish, and Italian''. D. Appleton and Company: pp.227-259[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=OTkYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA227&dq=W.B.+Bernard++The+Nervous+Man&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2koabtqPfAhW2gM4BHcFHDq4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=W.B.%20Bernard%20%20The%20Nervous%20Man&f=false] | ||
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| + | James Fisher. 2015 . ''Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings''. Rowman & Littlefield: p.62 | ||
| + | [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=w_6dCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=William+Bayle-Bernard+playwright&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2r_CkuaPfAhVBJBoKHWYACsMQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=William%20Bayle-Bernard%20playwright&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 282 | ||
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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 05:35, 26 June 2020
The Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve is a farce in two acts by W.B. Bernard (William Bayle Bernard, 1807–75)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , London, 1833 and the Park Theatre, New York in 1846. Published by Duncombe 1833 and later by Samuel French & son.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1869: Performed, with Cherry Bounce (Raymond), in the Catholic Hall, Cape Town during October by the pupils of the local St Joseph's Academy, as part of an "entertainment". (The Bernard text is wrongly described as a "comedy in three acts" by "Burnand" in Bosman, 1980: p. 282. Perhaps the error was that of his original source.) The performers named include Master Kearns, Master Early, Master Coughlin, Master Mulhival, Master Mc Auliffe and Master Murray.
Sources
Facsimile version of the Duncombe edition, Google E-Book[2]
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press: p.355[3]
Jean Roemer. 1867. D. Polyglot Reader, and Guide for Translation: Consisting of a Series of English Extracts, with Their Translation Into French, German, Spanish, and Italian. D. Appleton and Company: pp.227-259[4]
James Fisher. 2015 . Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings. Rowman & Littlefield: p.62 [5]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 282
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
