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| − | ''[[Her Second Time on Earth]]'' is a play by Walter Melville | + | ''[[Her Second Time on Earth]]'' is a play by [[Walter Melville]] (1875–1937)[http://www.its-behind-you.com/melvilles.html] |
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| + | One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e. plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day, the melodramatic work tells of the sensational story of the beautiful, merciless and hard-drinking seducer and murderess Dora Grey. | ||
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| + | First performed on 9 October 1902 in the Standard Theatre, London and later played at the Adelphi from 16 May to 6 June, 1903. . | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1903: Performed by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, as part of a season that extended from on 10 August till 23 October. Other plays in the company's repertoire were ''[[A Message from Mars]]'', ''[[The Worst Woman in London]]'' (W. Melville), ''[[The Shaughraun]]'' (Boucicault). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | The Melville Collection The University of Kent Library Special Collections and Archives [https://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/theatre/melville/overview/plays/bad-woman-dramas.html] | ||
| − | + | Elaine Aston and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Drama" in ''New Theatre Quarterly'' 45: Volume 12, Part 1. Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dsKwV58Y5S8C&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=Her+Second+Time+on+Earth+by+Walter+Melville&source=bl&ots=F6aYhJA3oo&sig=ACfU3U0KmiKhxbMGUZrLR4Q0NBq_cTQoCQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo_tGv38joAhW-QxUIHQwYBOoQ6AEwAnoECAsQKA#v=onepage&q=Her%20Second%20Time%20on%20Earth%20by%20Walter%20Melville&f=false]. | |
| − | == | + | Robert Leach. 2018. ''An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance'': Volume Two - "From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age". Routledge.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ePmADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT379&lpg=PT379&dq=Her+Second+Time+on+Earth+by+Walter+Melville&source=bl&ots=VAlE0jKeI0&sig=ACfU3U1epduZXDUmw_uC3nGnS5vg4VSYhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo_tGv38joAhW-QxUIHQwYBOoQ6AEwBHoECAsQMw#v=onepage&q=Her%20Second%20Time%20on%20Earth%20by%20Walter%20Melville&f=false] |
[[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.) | [[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.) | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.417 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:51, 2 April 2020
Her Second Time on Earth is a play by Walter Melville (1875–1937)[1]
Contents
The original text
One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e. plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day, the melodramatic work tells of the sensational story of the beautiful, merciless and hard-drinking seducer and murderess Dora Grey.
First performed on 9 October 1902 in the Standard Theatre, London and later played at the Adelphi from 16 May to 6 June, 1903. .
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1903: Performed by the Leonard Rayne company in the Opera House, Cape Town, as part of a season that extended from on 10 August till 23 October. Other plays in the company's repertoire were A Message from Mars, The Worst Woman in London (W. Melville), The Shaughraun (Boucicault).
Sources
The Melville Collection The University of Kent Library Special Collections and Archives [2]
Elaine Aston and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Drama" in New Theatre Quarterly 45: Volume 12, Part 1. Cambridge University Press[3].
Robert Leach. 2018. An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance: Volume Two - "From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age". Routledge.[4]
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: pp.417
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