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''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs]]'' is a farce in one act by Augustus Mayhew (1826-1875) and Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906).
 
''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs]]'' is a farce in one act by Augustus Mayhew (1826-1875) and Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906).
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==The original text==
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First performed at The Strand Theatre, London,  on 1 September, 1859.
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Published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] as Lacy's acting edition no 654 and by [[Samuel French]] in 1859 and in Chicago by the Dramatic Publishing Company
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1862: According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980, it was probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as ''[[The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs]]'' by the [[Sefton Parry]] company on 2 April, as part of a benefit for [[Samuel Wolfe]]. It accompanied a play billed/listed(?) as ''[[The Creole, or Love Letters]]'' (Brookes).
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1863: Performed as ''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs ]]'' in the newly refurbished [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 28 and 29 December, along with "a Grand Christmas Pantomime" called ''[[King Alfred the Great, or The Magic Banjo and the Mystic Raven]]''. 
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1876: Performed as ''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs ]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 13 July, with ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare).
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1877: Performed as ''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs ]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the  [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 8 August, with ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood).
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1878: Performed as ''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs ]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the  [[Good Hope Gardens]], Cape Town, as part of a "Grand Gala Night" on 23 January, with ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood).
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1878: Performed as ''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs ]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the  [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 26, 28 and 29 January, with ''[[The Flying Scud, or A Four-legged Fortune]]'' (Boucicault).
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the 1859 edition by [[Samuel French]], [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086856705;view=1up;seq=12]
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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. 111, 255, 341, 359, 365.
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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 05:54, 25 February 2020

The Goose with the Golden Eggs is a farce in one act by Augustus Mayhew (1826-1875) and Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906).

The original text

First performed at The Strand Theatre, London, on 1 September, 1859.

Published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy as Lacy's acting edition no 654 and by Samuel French in 1859 and in Chicago by the Dramatic Publishing Company

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1862: According to Bosman, 1980, it was probably the play performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs by the Sefton Parry company on 2 April, as part of a benefit for Samuel Wolfe. It accompanied a play billed/listed(?) as The Creole, or Love Letters (Brookes).

1863: Performed as The Goose with the Golden Eggs in the newly refurbished Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 28 and 29 December, along with "a Grand Christmas Pantomime" called King Alfred the Great, or The Magic Banjo and the Mystic Raven.

1876: Performed as The Goose with the Golden Eggs by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 13 July, with The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare).

1877: Performed as The Goose with the Golden Eggs by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 8 August, with East Lynne (Wood).

1878: Performed as The Goose with the Golden Eggs by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Good Hope Gardens, Cape Town, as part of a "Grand Gala Night" on 23 January, with East Lynne (Wood).

1878: Performed as The Goose with the Golden Eggs by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 26, 28 and 29 January, with The Flying Scud, or A Four-legged Fortune (Boucicault).

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1859 edition by Samuel French, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 111, 255, 341, 359, 365.

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

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