Difference between revisions of "The Money Spinner"
| (9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''[[The Money Spinner]]'' is a comedy in two acts by Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934)[]. | + | ''[[The Money Spinner]]'' is a comedy in two acts by Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wing_Pinero]. |
| + | Also found as '''''[[The Money-Spinner]]'''''. | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A play about "Millicent Boycott", a lady skilled at gambling called "The Moneyspinner", and her efforts to use her skills to save her husband from prison. | + | A play about "Millicent Boycott", a lady skilled at gambling called "The Moneyspinner", and her efforts to use her skills to save her husband from prison after he had embezzled money. |
First performed at Prince's Theatre, Manchester, 5 November 1880 and at St James's Theatre, London, on 8 January 1881. | First performed at Prince's Theatre, Manchester, 5 November 1880 and at St James's Theatre, London, on 8 January 1881. | ||
| Line 14: | Line 15: | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1886: Performed by [[Madame Pearmain]] and her company in the [[Theatre Royal]] | + | 1886: Performed by [[Madame Pearmain]] and her company as part of a short season of eleven plays put in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, from 22 November onwards. [[Emily Levettez]] played "Milicent Boycott", a role she had created for the first performance of the play in London, according to [[D.C. Boonzaier|Boonzaier]] (1923). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | Online Books by Arthur Wing Pinero, [[The Online Books Page]][https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Pinero,%20Arthur%20Wing,%201855-1934] | ||
| + | |||
| + | https://archive.org/details/money-spinner_2006_librivox | ||
| + | |||
| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wing_Pinero | ||
[[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]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.383 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:34, 2 January 2021
The Money Spinner is a comedy in two acts by Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934)[1].
Also found as The Money-Spinner.
Contents
The original text
A play about "Millicent Boycott", a lady skilled at gambling called "The Moneyspinner", and her efforts to use her skills to save her husband from prison after he had embezzled money.
First performed at Prince's Theatre, Manchester, 5 November 1880 and at St James's Theatre, London, on 8 January 1881.
Published by Samuel French.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1886: Performed by Madame Pearmain and her company as part of a short season of eleven plays put in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, from 22 November onwards. Emily Levettez played "Milicent Boycott", a role she had created for the first performance of the play in London, according to Boonzaier (1923).
Sources
Online Books by Arthur Wing Pinero, The Online Books Page[2]
https://archive.org/details/money-spinner_2006_librivox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wing_Pinero
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: p.383
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
