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| − | First performed in London at the Adelphi Theatre on 7 June, 1854. | + | First performed in London at the Adelphi Theatre on 7 June, 1854 and published by [[L.C. Lacy]] in the same year. |
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| − | 1870: The play was rehearsed and set to be performed on 5 July, along with ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (), in the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. a re-baptised [[Oddfellows Hall]]), Cape Town, by a company brought together by [[Ben Webster]]. However the evening fell into chaos when a new leading actor - billed as "[[Mr Illford]]", but actually [[G.H. Ingoll]] - withdrew from the productions, citing the incompetence of his fellow actors, and as a result, ''[[A Moving Tale]]'' was dropped, to be replaced by scenes from ''[[King John]]'' (Shakespeare). | + | 1870: The play was rehearsed and set to be performed on 5 July, along with ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (Morton and Morton), in the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. a re-baptised [[Oddfellows Hall]]), Cape Town, by a company brought together by [[Ben Webster]]. However the evening fell into chaos when a new leading actor - billed as "[[Mr Illford]]", but actually [[G.H. Ingoll]] - withdrew from the productions, citing the incompetence of his fellow actors, and as a result, ''[[A Moving Tale]]'' was dropped, to be replaced by scenes from ''[[King John]]'' (Shakespeare). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lemon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lemon | ||
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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=PA455&lpg=PA455&dq=A+Moving+Tale+is+a+play+by+Mark+Lemon&source=bl&ots=d85rwEWkma&sig=ACfU3U2zknaaskeHAnIciJZhboDpWbe79w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjG0LSTtJfsAhVQRhUIHVK1DKgQ6AEwCHoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=A%20Moving%20Tale%20is%20a%20play%20by%20Mark%20Lemon&f=false] | ||
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.252 | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.252 | ||
Latest revision as of 05:37, 3 October 2020
A Moving Tale is a farce in one act by Mark Lemon (1809-1870)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the Adelphi Theatre on 7 June, 1854 and published by L.C. Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1870: The play was rehearsed and set to be performed on 5 July, along with All that Glitters is not Gold (Morton and Morton), in the Royal Lyceum Theatre (i.e. a re-baptised Oddfellows Hall), Cape Town, by a company brought together by Ben Webster. However the evening fell into chaos when a new leading actor - billed as "Mr Illford", but actually G.H. Ingoll - withdrew from the productions, citing the incompetence of his fellow actors, and as a result, A Moving Tale was dropped, to be replaced by scenes from King John (Shakespeare).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lemon
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press [2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.252
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