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| − | 1871: Performed | + | 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 == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | Facsimile version of the original 1857 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858018344477] | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton | ||
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].
Contents
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
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