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| − | 1859: A selection from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' was performed in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June by the "classical Shakespearean Reader and Impersonator" [[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]], as part of "''[[An evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]''". Harvey himself played a young consumptive who has a last moment of joy when his friend returns in time for him to die in his arms. Other pieces done were the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the | + | 1859: A selection from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' was performed in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June by the "classical Shakespearean Reader and Impersonator" [[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]], as part of "''[[An evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]''". Harvey himself played a young consumptive who has a last moment of joy when his friend returns in time for him to die in his arms. Other pieces done were the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best?]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment). |
=''[[Friendship ]]'', a play in three acts by George M. Cohan= | =''[[Friendship ]]'', a play in three acts by George M. Cohan= | ||
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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/friendship-11401 | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/friendship-11401 | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.129 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:19, 5 March 2020
Friendship is a the name of two plays,
Contents
Friendship, a melodrama by an anonymous author
The original text
No information is available as yet.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1859: A selection from a melodrama entitled Friendship was performed in the Cape Town Theatre on 2 June by the "classical Shakespearean Reader and Impersonator" E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey, as part of "An evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy". Harvey himself played a young consumptive who has a last moment of joy when his friend returns in time for him to die in his arms. Other pieces done were the closet scene from Hamlet (Shakespeare), Town & Country, or Which is Best? (Morton) and an Extravaganza Macbeth (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included Mr Devere, Miss Delmaine, Mr Connorton, Mr Keens and Mr Stenner (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).
Friendship , a play in three acts by George M. Cohan
The original text
First performed at the Fulton Theatre, New York, on 31 August, 1931, running into September 1931.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Facsimile version of Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series (Published 1959), Google E-book[1]
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/friendship-11401
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.129
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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