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''[[The Second in Command]]'' is a comedy in four acts by [[Robert Marshall]] (1863–1910)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)] | ''[[The Second in Command]]'' is a comedy in four acts by [[Robert Marshall]] (1863–1910)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)] | ||
| + | The author is often billed as '''[[Captain Robert Marshall]]''', since he wrote a number of his earlier plays while still in the military. | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | A play about love and loyalty set against the background of the [[Boer War]] of 1899-1901. | ||
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| + | First performed in London on 27 November, 1900. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Adapted as a silent film also called ''The Second in Command'' in 1915, directed by William J. Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow. | + | Adapted as a silent film also called ''The Second in Command'' in 1915, filmed by Quality Pictures Corporation, directed by William J. Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_in_Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_in_Command | ||
Latest revision as of 06:34, 5 May 2021
The Second in Command is a comedy in four acts by Robert Marshall (1863–1910)[1]
The author is often billed as Captain Robert Marshall, since he wrote a number of his earlier plays while still in the military.
Contents
The original text
A play about love and loyalty set against the background of the Boer War of 1899-1901.
First performed in London on 27 November, 1900.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as a silent film also called The Second in Command in 1915, filmed by Quality Pictures Corporation, directed by William J. Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow.
Performance history in South Africa
1901: Performed by the Sass and Nelson Company as part of a season of plays they put on in the Opera House, Cape Town, from May onwards.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/562822/the-second-in-command/#overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_in_Command
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.409
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