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| − | ''[[Poppleton's Predicaments]]'' is a one act farce by Charles Marsham Rae ()[]. | + | ''[[Poppleton's Predicaments]]'' is a one act farce by Charles Marsham Rae (fl. 1870s)[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Rae%2C%20Charles%20Marsham]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| + | First performed at the Royal Theatre, London on 21 July, 1870. | ||
| − | Published by Samuel French in 1870 | + | Published by Samuel French in 1870 as Issue 1682 of French's acting edition |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 3 July, with a ballad by [[Miss Wynne]] and a performance of ''[[Weak Woman]]'' ( | + | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 3 July, with a ballad by [[Miss Wynne]] and a performance of ''[[Weak Woman]]'' (Byron). (The author of ''[[Poppleton's Predicaments]]'' twice given wrongly by Bosman, 1980: appearing as "C.M. Roe" on p 370 and as "C.M. Poe" in the Index on p. 525). |
| − | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 5 July, with ''[[Our Boys]]'' (). | + | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 5 July, with ''[[Our Boys]]'' (Byron). |
1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 17 July, this time with ''[[Heroes]]'' (Edwardes). | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 17 July, this time with ''[[Heroes]]'' (Edwardes). | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| − | == | + | "Charles Marsham Rae", [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Rae%2C%20Charles%20Marsham] |
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| + | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=CHa3njx5AzYC&pg=PA532&lpg=PA532&dq=Poppleton%27s+Predicaments&source=bl&ots=d7dvyD_qsf&sig=ACfU3U3Cq15Aq8k-HEdsKHrAjeQ3CUtl9Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7gozYtMvoAhVaD2MBHUInDAkQ6AEwBXoECAsQLg#v=onepage&q=Poppleton's%20Predicaments&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.) | ||
Latest revision as of 06:06, 7 March 2021
Poppleton's Predicaments is a one act farce by Charles Marsham Rae (fl. 1870s)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Theatre, London on 21 July, 1870.
Published by Samuel French in 1870 as Issue 1682 of French's acting edition
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 3 July, with a ballad by Miss Wynne and a performance of Weak Woman (Byron). (The author of Poppleton's Predicaments twice given wrongly by Bosman, 1980: appearing as "C.M. Roe" on p 370 and as "C.M. Poe" in the Index on p. 525).
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 5 July, with Our Boys (Byron).
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 17 July, this time with Heroes (Edwardes).
Sources
"Charles Marsham Rae", The Online Books Page[2]
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press[3]
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.370-371
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