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| − | ''[[If the Cap Fits]]'' is a comedietta in one act by N.H. Harrington () | + | ''[[If the Cap Fits]]'' is a comedietta in one act by N.H. Harrington (fl. mid 19th century) and Edmund Yates (1831-1894)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates]. |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
First produced at the Royal Princess’s Theatre, June 13, 1859 and published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]]. | First produced at the Royal Princess’s Theatre, June 13, 1859 and published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]]. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1867: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 28 October, with as ''[[The Honey-Moon]]'' (Tobin) and a "[[Pas Seul]]" by [[Miss Clara]]. | ||
1870: Performed on 14 December in the [[Oddfellows Hall]] by the [[Garrison Players]] (probably the "[[Dramatic Club of the Garrison|dramatic club]]" of the [[86th Royal Downshire Regiment]]), along with ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (Selby) and ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Byron's burlesque version). | 1870: Performed on 14 December in the [[Oddfellows Hall]] by the [[Garrison Players]] (probably the "[[Dramatic Club of the Garrison|dramatic club]]" of the [[86th Royal Downshire Regiment]]), along with ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (Selby) and ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Byron's burlesque version). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
"Edmund Yates - plays" in [[Victorian Fiction Research Guides]][https://victorianfictionresearchguides.org/edmund-yates/plays/] | "Edmund Yates - plays" in [[Victorian Fiction Research Guides]][https://victorianfictionresearchguides.org/edmund-yates/plays/] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates | ||
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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. 230, 266, | ||
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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, carnivals 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 06:12, 9 April 2020
If the Cap Fits is a comedietta in one act by N.H. Harrington (fl. mid 19th century) and Edmund Yates (1831-1894)[1].
Contents
The original text
First produced at the Royal Princess’s Theatre, June 13, 1859 and published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Le Roy and Duret company on 28 October, with as The Honey-Moon (Tobin) and a "Pas Seul" by Miss Clara.
1870: Performed on 14 December in the Oddfellows Hall by the Garrison Players (probably the "dramatic club" of the 86th Royal Downshire Regiment), along with The Unfinished Gentleman (Selby) and The Colleen Bawn (Byron's burlesque version).
Sources
"Edmund Yates - plays" in Victorian Fiction Research Guides[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 230, 266,
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, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
