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| − | A Pretty Piece of Business is a | + | ''[[A Pretty Piece of Business]]'' is a comedietta in one act by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[] |
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| − | Online Books by Thomas Morton (1764-1838), [[ | + | First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 12 November, 1853 and published by [[T.H. Lacy]], 1853. Performed in New York at Wallack's Theatre on 10 January, 1854 and published ''inter alia'' by Clinton T. de Witt, New York, in 187? and by Harold Roorbach, New York, in 1889 |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1861: Performed by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 12 August, with ''[[The Three Trials of Life]]'' (Bernard). | ||
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| + | 1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 23 October, with ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven) and a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1889 edition by Roorbach, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054497185&view=1up&seq=3] | ||
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| + | Online Books by Thomas Morton (1764-1838), [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Morton%2C%20Thomas%2C%201764%2D1838] | ||
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| + | [[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.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.98, 361 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:00, 29 June 2021
A Pretty Piece of Business is a comedietta in one act by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 12 November, 1853 and published by T.H. Lacy, 1853. Performed in New York at Wallack's Theatre on 10 January, 1854 and published inter alia by Clinton T. de Witt, New York, in 187? and by Harold Roorbach, New York, in 1889
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 12 August, with The Three Trials of Life (Bernard).
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 23 October, with Miriam's Crime (Craven) and a song by Miss Wynne.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1889 edition by Roorbach, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
Online Books by Thomas Morton (1764-1838), The Online Books Page[2]
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.98, 361
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
