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| − | ''[[The Flowers of the Forest: A Gypsy Story]]'' is a drama in three acts by John Baldwin Buckstone ( | + | ''[[The Flowers of the Forest: A Gypsy Story]]'' is a drama in three acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802–1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone]. |
Also found simply as '''''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]''''' | Also found simply as '''''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]''''' | ||
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==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A play about the trial of an innocent gentleman, Alfred, for a murder that was really committed by a Gypsy boy, Lemuel.First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1847 and at the Howard Athenaeum, Boston, in 1849 and The Bowery Theatre, 1852. Published | + | A play about the trial of an innocent gentleman, Alfred, for a murder that was really committed by a Gypsy boy, Lemuel. |
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| + | First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1847 and at the Howard Athenaeum, Boston, in 1849 and The Bowery Theatre, 1852. Published in London as no.1002 of Dicks' standard plays (1847?) and in New York by [[Samuel French]] in 1855(?) | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1861: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by the [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 17 June with ''[[King's Gardener, or Nipped in the Bud]]'' (Selby) and a dance by [[Lizzie Powell]]. | + | 1861: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by the [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 17 and 20 June with ''[[King's Gardener, or Nipped in the Bud]]'' (Selby) and a dance by [[Lizzie Powell]]. |
| − | 1866: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 23 July with ''[[Easy Shaving]]'' (Burnand and Williams). | + | 1866: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 23 and 26 July, with ''[[Easy Shaving]]'' (Burnand and Williams). |
| − | 1876: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 8 June, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece). | + | 1875: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 and 11 May. |
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| + | 1876: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 8 June, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece). The evening a benefit for [[Maggie Duggan]] and [[Clive Hersee]]. | ||
1885: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, produced by Mr [[H.C. Sidney]] and partner Mr [[H.J. Fiedler]] during the course of the year. | 1885: Performed as ''[[The Flowers of the Forest]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, produced by Mr [[H.C. Sidney]] and partner Mr [[H.J. Fiedler]] during the course of the year. | ||
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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.) | [[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.) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 28 December 2019
The Flowers of the Forest: A Gypsy Story is a drama in three acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802–1879)[1].
Also found simply as The Flowers of the Forest
Contents
The original text
A play about the trial of an innocent gentleman, Alfred, for a murder that was really committed by a Gypsy boy, Lemuel.
First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1847 and at the Howard Athenaeum, Boston, in 1849 and The Bowery Theatre, 1852. Published in London as no.1002 of Dicks' standard plays (1847?) and in New York by Samuel French in 1855(?)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as The Flowers of the Forest by the Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 17 and 20 June with King's Gardener, or Nipped in the Bud (Selby) and a dance by Lizzie Powell.
1866: Performed as The Flowers of the Forest by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 23 and 26 July, with Easy Shaving (Burnand and Williams).
1875: Performed as The Flowers of the Forest by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 8 and 11 May.
1876: Performed as The Flowers of the Forest by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 8 June, with Brown and the Brahmins (Reece). The evening a benefit for Maggie Duggan and Clive Hersee.
1885: Performed as The Flowers of the Forest in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, produced by Mr H.C. Sidney and partner Mr H.J. Fiedler during the course of the year.
Sources
Facsimile version of the Samuel French text of 1855(?)[2]
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/img011c.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/14326833?q&versionId=16910972
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: pp. 97, 100, 105, 201, 205, 211, 214, 323, 328, 340 and 381.
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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