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''[[An Englishman's House is his Castle]]'' is a  
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''[[An Englishman's House is his Castle]]'' is a farce in one act  J.M. Morton (1811-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].
  
1871: Performed  as ''[[Who Stole the Pocket-book?, or A Dinner for Six]]'' in on 17 April, by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]] (formerly the [[Garrison Theatre]]) in Cape Town. Also performed ''[[Wanted a Young Lady]]'' (Suter) and ''[[Who Stole the Pocket-book?, or A Dinner for Six]]'' (). A benefit performance for [[Sargeant Biphen]].
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==The original text==
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Originally performed in London and published by [[Samuel French]] in 1857.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1871: Performed  on 17 April, by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]] (formerly the [[Garrison Theatre]]) in Cape Town. Also performed ''[[Wanted, A Young Lady]]'' (Suter) and ''[[Who Stole the Pocket-book?, or A Dinner for Six]]'' (Morton). A benefit performance for [[Sergeant Biphen]].
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the original 1857 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858018344477]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
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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. 267
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 04:23, 13 November 2019

An Englishman's House is his Castle is a farce in one act J.M. Morton (1811-1891)[1].

The original text

Originally performed in London and published by Samuel French in 1857.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1871: Performed on 17 April, by the Garrison Players in the Theatre Royal, Main Barracks (formerly the Garrison Theatre) in Cape Town. Also performed Wanted, A Young Lady (Suter) and Who Stole the Pocket-book?, or A Dinner for Six (Morton). A benefit performance for Sergeant Biphen.

Sources

Facsimile version of the original 1857 text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton

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. 267

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