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| − | ''[[Married Life]]'' is a comedy in three acts by John Baldwin Buckstone ()[]. | + | ''[[Married Life]]'' is a comedy in three acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone]. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1858: Performed in [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town by [[J.E.H. English]] and his company on 9 September, with ''[[Out on the Sly, or A Day at Rosherville]]'' ( | + | 1858: Performed in [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town by [[J.E.H. English]] and his company on 9 September, with ''[[Out on the Sly, or A Day at Rosherville]]'' (Selby). |
1858: Performed in [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town by [[J.E.H. English]] and his company on 9 September, with ''[[Did You Ever Send Your Wife to Camberwell?]]'' (Coyne). This evening done as a Benefit Performance for the victims of the shipwreck of the "Eastern City". | 1858: Performed in [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town by [[J.E.H. English]] and his company on 9 September, with ''[[Did You Ever Send Your Wife to Camberwell?]]'' (Coyne). This evening done as a Benefit Performance for the victims of the shipwreck of the "Eastern City". | ||
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| + | 1876: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 19 April, with ''[[Black Ey'd Susan]]'' (Burnand's burlesque version). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 9 November, with an unnamed farce. | ||
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| + | 1891-2: Performed by the [[Geneviève Ward Company]] during a nine months' tour of South Africa, under the auspices of [[Luscombe Searelle]], featuring [[Geneviève Ward]] and [[W.H. Vernon]] in the leading roles. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.121, | + | Facsimile version of the 1834 published text, [[Project Gutenberg]][https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46420] |
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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.121, 338, 362, 393 | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:59, 3 September 2020
Married Life is a comedy in three acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 20 August, 1834.
Published by William Strange, London, in 1834.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1858: Performed in Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town by J.E.H. English and his company on 9 September, with Out on the Sly, or A Day at Rosherville (Selby).
1858: Performed in Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town by J.E.H. English and his company on 9 September, with Did You Ever Send Your Wife to Camberwell? (Coyne). This evening done as a Benefit Performance for the victims of the shipwreck of the "Eastern City".
1876: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 19 April, with Black Ey'd Susan (Burnand's burlesque version).
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 9 November, with an unnamed farce.
1891-2: Performed by the Geneviève Ward Company during a nine months' tour of South Africa, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle, featuring Geneviève Ward and W.H. Vernon in the leading roles.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1834 published text, Project Gutenberg[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.121, 338, 362, 393
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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