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| − | ''[[The Post-boy]]'' is a drama in two acts by Henry Thornton Craven | + | ''[[The Post-boy]]'' is a drama in two acts by Henry Thornton Craven (1818-1905)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thornton_Craven]- |
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| − | Published as ''[[The Post-boy | + | First performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on 31 October 1860. Published as ''[[The Post-boy]]'' by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] in 1861 and later also by Samuel French. (French's Acting edition.) [c.1870] |
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| − | 1877: Probably performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play | + | 1877: Probably performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the company did a play billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]'') as partner piece to ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' with that of Craven's play, and that both plays were done that night. |
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http://www.jarndyce.co.uk/stock.php?pageNum_rs_stock=5&totalRows_rs_stock=1148&catalog=161&stksearch=go | http://www.jarndyce.co.uk/stock.php?pageNum_rs_stock=5&totalRows_rs_stock=1148&catalog=161&stksearch=go | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thornton_Craven | ||
[[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.) | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 360-1. |
Latest revision as of 06:00, 7 March 2020
The Post-boy is a drama in two acts by Henry Thornton Craven (1818-1905)[1]-
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on 31 October 1860. Published as The Post-boy by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1861 and later also by Samuel French. (French's Acting edition.) [c.1870]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1877: Probably performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Luscombe Searelle and his company on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the company did a play billed as Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy) as partner piece to The Loan of a Lover (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play Grandfather's Darling with that of Craven's play, and that both plays were done that night.
Sources
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Henry_Thornton_Craven_The_Post_boy?id=jdhUAAAAcAAJ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thornton_Craven
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, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 360-1.
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