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First produced in 1865 at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool, and thereafter at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in London's West End, where it ran from 11 November 1865 to 4 May 1866. | First produced in 1865 at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool, and thereafter at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in London's West End, where it ran from 11 November 1865 to 4 May 1866. | ||
| − | The text was published - with Robertson's ''[[Caste]]'' - by D.C. Heath & Co (Boston & London) in 1905 | + | The text, edited by T. Edgar Pemberton, was published - with Robertson's ''[[Caste]]'' - by D.C. Heath & Co (Boston & London) in 1905 |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 6 and 10 May. The cast included [[Tom Paulton]] as the "fop". | ||
1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s first season as lessee and manager of the venue. | 1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s first season as lessee and manager of the venue. | ||
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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.) | ||
| − | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 323, 328, 332, 334, 380 | |
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:47, 31 May 2021
Society is a comedy by T.W. Robertson (1829-1871)[1].
Contents
The original text
First produced in 1865 at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool, and thereafter at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in London's West End, where it ran from 11 November 1865 to 4 May 1866.
The text, edited by T. Edgar Pemberton, was published - with Robertson's Caste - by D.C. Heath & Co (Boston & London) in 1905
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 6 and 10 May. The cast included Tom Paulton as the "fop".
1884-5: Performed by the Henry Harper Company in the new Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as part of Henry Harper's first season as lessee and manager of the venue.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson
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. 323, 328, 332, 334, 380
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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