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| − | ''[[A Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials]]'' is a farcical interlude in one act by Charles Selby ()[].
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | First performed at the Theatre Royal Adelphi on 4 May 1857 and published by [[T.H. Lacy]] in the same year.
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| − | Also published by the De Witt publishing house, 1857; as Volume 9 of De Witt's Acting Drama, 1867; and as Issue 9 of Sergel's acting drama, by the Dramatic Publishing Company, 1900.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently (in May) raged by what could be referred to as the [[Robben Island Amateurs]] (a cast probably made up of inmates and staff members of the [[Robben Island]] asylum). Also part of the programme were ''[[Did I Dream It?]]'' (Wooler) and ''[[The Patent Ramoneur Company]]'' (Anon.).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Facsimile version of the 1857 text by [[T.H. Lacy]], [[The Victorian Plays Project]][http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/assets/docs/pdf/Vol31iiFearful.pdf]
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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.282.
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