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| − | ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]'' is a play by | + | ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]'' is the title of both a novel and of a one act play/sketch. |
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| + | = ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]'' the novel= | ||
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| + | ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]'' was a popular late 19th century light novel by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford (1855–1897)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Wolfe_Hungerford] | ||
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| + | = ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]'' the play= | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | A short play (skit or sketch?) called ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]'' by Hamilton Coleman was first copyrighted in Chicago in 1913. | |
| − | Boonzaier (1923) mentions | + | Boonzaier (1923) mentions two South African performances of a [[variety]] sketch by an unnamed author also called ''[[A Bachelor's Dream]]''. Possibly a burlesque of the novel or an early version of Coleman's text? |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1910: Performed by [[The Edouin-Edwards Company]] at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in April of 1910, as part of a ''[[Variety]] Entertainment'' that also included ''[[The Kleptomaniacs]]'' (Winslow). | + | circa. 1900: Performed by [[The Edouin-Edwards Company]] at the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town. |
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| + | 1910: Performed by [[The Edouin-Edwards Company]] once more at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in April of 1910, as part of a ''[[Variety]] Entertainment'' that also included ''[[The Kleptomaniacs]]'' (Winslow). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.'' | + | ''Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.''Volume 10, Issue 1: Library of Congress. Copyright Office[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=OxADAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&dq=A+Bachelor%27s+Dream+a+vaudeville+sketch+by&source=bl&ots=t3h3Czg0bl&sig=ACfU3U2_JkLdG37bBvOAXQqHJa_o4wqLgQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmn5m1o5PlAhVsQRUIHaZ9BPgQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20Bachelor's%20Dream%20a%20vaudeville%20sketch%20by&f=false] |
[[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 1932. (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 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:13, 7 June 2020
A Bachelor's Dream is the title of both a novel and of a one act play/sketch.
Contents
A Bachelor's Dream the novel
A Bachelor's Dream was a popular late 19th century light novel by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford (1855–1897)[1]
A Bachelor's Dream the play
The original text
A short play (skit or sketch?) called A Bachelor's Dream by Hamilton Coleman was first copyrighted in Chicago in 1913.
Boonzaier (1923) mentions two South African performances of a variety sketch by an unnamed author also called A Bachelor's Dream. Possibly a burlesque of the novel or an early version of Coleman's text?
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
circa. 1900: Performed by The Edouin-Edwards Company at the Tivoli Theatre, Cape Town.
1910: Performed by The Edouin-Edwards Company once more at the Opera House, Cape Town, in April of 1910, as part of a Variety Entertainment that also included The Kleptomaniacs (Winslow).
Sources
Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.Volume 10, Issue 1: Library of Congress. Copyright Office[2]
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 1932. (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.203-205
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