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''Not to be confused with '''''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]''''', the [[melodrama]] by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor].'' | ''Not to be confused with '''''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]''''', the [[melodrama]] by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor].'' | ||
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| + | Also found as ''[[A Ticket of Leave]]''. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
The play opened at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, under the management of Benjamin Webster, on 1st December, 1862. | The play opened at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, under the management of Benjamin Webster, on 1st December, 1862. | ||
| − | Published as A Ticket-of-Leave in Clyde, Ohio by Ames & Holgate, [1862?] | + | Published as ''[[A Ticket-of-Leave]]'' in Clyde, Ohio by Ames & Holgate, [1862?] |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed in English as ''[[A Ticket of Leave]]'' by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], on 15 October, with piece rather tentatively listed by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] as ''[[Faint Heart (Which) Did Win (a) Fair Lady]]'' (and ascribed to J.P. Wooler), ''[[Pizarro]]''(Kotzebue/Sheridan) and a dance called "La Cachuca" by [[Mrs Brazier]] and [[Mrs Luin]]. The evening was a "Farewell Complimentary Testimonial" for [[Madame Duret]] | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed in English as ''[[A Ticket of Leave]]'' by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], on 20 October, with ''[[Look Before You Leap]]'' (Lovell) and ''[[The Two Galley Slaves]]'' (Ducange/Payne). | ||
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| + | 1868: Performed as ''[[A Ticket of Leave]]'' in Cape Town by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 17 June, with ''[[Mrs Green's Snug Little Business]]'' (Cheltnam), and "Sailor's Hornpipe" by [[Lieutenant Moir]] and a song ("The Bellringer") by [[C. Hayes]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the Ames and Holgate publication of the text, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054682653;view=1up;seq=2] | Facsimile version of the Ames and Holgate publication of the text, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054682653;view=1up;seq=2] | ||
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E. Godfrey. 2010. ''Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature: Duelling with Danger'' Springer, p. 163[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=PeYgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=A+Ticket+of+Leave+a+farce+by+W.+Phillips&source=bl&ots=3sovFLsdKz&sig=ACfU3U0X663czP6exloWldTmVBaooUqchA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBmMidsYXgAhWj5OAKHYXWBkYQ6AEwDXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20Ticket%20of%20Leave%20a%20farce%20by%20W.%20Phillips&f=false] | E. Godfrey. 2010. ''Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature: Duelling with Danger'' Springer, p. 163[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=PeYgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=A+Ticket+of+Leave+a+farce+by+W.+Phillips&source=bl&ots=3sovFLsdKz&sig=ACfU3U0X663czP6exloWldTmVBaooUqchA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBmMidsYXgAhWj5OAKHYXWBkYQ6AEwDXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20Ticket%20of%20Leave%20a%20farce%20by%20W.%20Phillips&f=false] | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Phillips | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Phillips | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 213, 262 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:14, 29 June 2021
A Ticket-of-Leave is a farce in one act by Watts Phillips (1825–1874)[1],
Not to be confused with The Ticket-of-Leave Man, the melodrama by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[2].
Also found as A Ticket of Leave.
Contents
The original text
The play opened at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, under the management of Benjamin Webster, on 1st December, 1862.
Published as A Ticket-of-Leave in Clyde, Ohio by Ames & Holgate, [1862?]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed in English as A Ticket of Leave by the Le Roy and Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, on 15 October, with piece rather tentatively listed by F.C.L. Bosman as Faint Heart (Which) Did Win (a) Fair Lady (and ascribed to J.P. Wooler), Pizarro(Kotzebue/Sheridan) and a dance called "La Cachuca" by Mrs Brazier and Mrs Luin. The evening was a "Farewell Complimentary Testimonial" for Madame Duret
1866: Performed in English as A Ticket of Leave by the Le Roy and Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, on 20 October, with Look Before You Leap (Lovell) and The Two Galley Slaves (Ducange/Payne).
1868: Performed as A Ticket of Leave in Cape Town by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 17 June, with Mrs Green's Snug Little Business (Cheltnam), and "Sailor's Hornpipe" by Lieutenant Moir and a song ("The Bellringer") by C. Hayes.
Sources
Facsimile version of the Ames and Holgate publication of the text, HathiTrust Digital Library[3]
E. Godfrey. 2010. Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature: Duelling with Danger Springer, p. 163[4]
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Phillips,_Watts_(DNB00)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Phillips
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 213, 262
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
