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| − | ''[[Facing the Music]]'' is a farcical comedy by J.H. Darnley () | + | ''[[Facing the Music]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by J.H. Darnley (J. Herbert Darley, fl. 1887-1899) |
| + | Also known as ''[[The Other Mr Smith]]'' | ||
| − | 1900: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by [[ | + | ==The original text== |
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| + | Copyrighted at the Theatre Royal, Leicester, on 1 February, 1899 (as ''[[The Other Mr Smith]]'') and subsequently performed as ''[[Facing the Music]]'' at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, Liverpool, from on 22 May 1899. First London performance in the Brixton Theatre on 5 June 1900. Published by [[Samuel French]] in 1905 | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1900: Performed by [[Herbert Flemming]] and his company, probably featuring [[Lionel B. Stent]], as part of an extended season in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the [[Samuel French]] version (1905), [[The Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/facingmusicorigi00darn/page/n2] | ||
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| + | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press (pp.336-7)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA365&lpg=PA365&dq=The+plays+of+J.H.+Darnley&source=bl&ots=j0d8olL2uB&sig=ACfU3U1nEZYooLjwWd8So1AbQQCfVisMeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW5dX_tfXlAhUOTRUIHUjNDMYQ6AEwAHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20plays%20of%20J.H.%20Darnley&f=false] | ||
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| + | J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. (p. 5). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=o5JWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Facing+the+Music+a+farcical+comedy+by+J.H.+Darnley&source=bl&ots=1PQGLR2ziP&sig=ACfU3U2VQyrnoDelpahjkcmYpTOAh4Z6oQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjj-6H1sfXlAhUuTxUIHVXzDZk4ChDoATACegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Facing%20the%20Music%20a%20farcical%20comedy%20by%20J.H.%20Darnley&f=false] | ||
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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 1932. (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.408 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 21 December 2019
Facing the Music is a farcical comedy in three acts by J.H. Darnley (J. Herbert Darley, fl. 1887-1899)
Also known as The Other Mr Smith
Contents
The original text
Copyrighted at the Theatre Royal, Leicester, on 1 February, 1899 (as The Other Mr Smith) and subsequently performed as Facing the Music at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, Liverpool, from on 22 May 1899. First London performance in the Brixton Theatre on 5 June 1900. Published by Samuel French in 1905
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1900: Performed by Herbert Flemming and his company, probably featuring Lionel B. Stent, as part of an extended season in the Opera House, Cape Town.
Sources
Facsimile version of the Samuel French version (1905), The Internet Archive[1]
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press (pp.336-7)[2]
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. (p. 5). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[3]
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: p.408
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
