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[[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) lists what he calls a play, by an unnamed author, called ''[[Dear Old Dad]]'', among the works he remembers seeing in Cape Town in 1903. This one featured the "world-renowned actor-musician"  [[Auguste van Biene]].
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''[[Dear Old Dad]]'' is the title given for a play by an unnamed author[].  
  
Only two works with (approximately) this title can be found in the early 20th century: a descriptive American march ballad called "''[[Dear Old Dad]]''"[https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umkc/islandora/object/umkc%3A6188#page/1/mode/2up] by Joe Bren (Composer) and Louise Shattner (Lyricist), published in 1906, and a short comic film called ''[[Betty Fools Dear Old Dad]]'' (1912)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416529/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt].
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==The original text==
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Though this is the title given by [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) for a stage play performed in Cape Town in 1903, no play by this name has been found so far, the only two works with (approximately) this title found in the early 20th century have been a descriptive American march ballad called "'''Dear Old Dad'''"[https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umkc/islandora/object/umkc%3A6188#page/1/mode/2up] by Joe Bren (Composer) and Louise Shattner (Lyricist), published in 1906, and a short comic film called '''''Betty Fools Dear Old Dad''''' (1912)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416529/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt]. The title occurs in the titles of songs and TV shows later in the century though.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1903: [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) lists a play by an unnamed author, called ''[[Dear Old Dad]]'', among the works he remembers seeing in Cape Town in this year, featuring the "world-renowned actor-musician"  [[Auguste van Biene]]. No further details are given.
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== Sources ==
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416529/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
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https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umkc/islandora/object/umkc%3A6188#page/1/mode/2up
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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.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.415
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 15 August 2019

Dear Old Dad is the title given for a play by an unnamed author[].

The original text

Though this is the title given by D.C. Boonzaier (1923) for a stage play performed in Cape Town in 1903, no play by this name has been found so far, the only two works with (approximately) this title found in the early 20th century have been a descriptive American march ballad called "Dear Old Dad"[1] by Joe Bren (Composer) and Louise Shattner (Lyricist), published in 1906, and a short comic film called Betty Fools Dear Old Dad (1912)[2]. The title occurs in the titles of songs and TV shows later in the century though.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1903: D.C. Boonzaier (1923) lists a play by an unnamed author, called Dear Old Dad, among the works he remembers seeing in Cape Town in this year, featuring the "world-renowned actor-musician" Auguste van Biene. No further details are given.

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416529/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt

https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umkc/islandora/object/umkc%3A6188#page/1/mode/2up

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: p.415

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