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''[[A Quiet Family]]'' is a farce in one act by William E. Suter (1811?-1882)[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Suter%2C%20William%20E.%2C%201811%3F-1882] | ''[[A Quiet Family]]'' is a farce in one act by William E. Suter (1811?-1882)[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Suter%2C%20William%20E.%2C%201811%3F-1882] | ||
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1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29 April, with ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood). | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29 April, with ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood). | ||
| − | 1876: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 5 May, with ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood). | + | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 13 May, with ''[[Pygmalion and Galatea]]'' (). |
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| + | 1876: Performed (possibly as ''[[The Quiet Family]]'') by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 5 May and 2 June, with ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood). | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 17 March 2021
A Quiet Family is a farce in one act by William E. Suter (1811?-1882)[1]
Sometimes found as The Quiet Family
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Surrey Theatre, London, in 1857 and published as Lacy's acting edition volume 30 by Thomas Hailes Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 29 April, with East Lynne (Wood).
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 13 May, with Pygmalion and Galatea ().
1876: Performed (possibly as The Quiet Family) by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 5 May and 2 June, with East Lynne (Wood).
Sources
Online Books by William E. Suter, The Online Books Page[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.323-4, 339-340
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