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| − | ''[[The Tear, The Tar and the Tilbury]]'' is a "comic-tragedy" in five acts by an anonymous author.
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | This is quite probably a reference to ''[[The School for Sentiment, or The tar! The Tear!! and The Tilbury]]'', a parody by Gilbert À Beckett (1811 - 1856)[] of his own play ''[[The School for Sentiment]]'', published in a volume titled: ''Scenes from the rejected comedies / by some of the competitors for the prize of £500 offered by Mr. B. Webster, lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, for the best original comedy, illustrative of English manners.
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| − | Publication, distribution, etc.'' (published in London at the Punch Office, 194, Strand, in 1844).
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| − | The volume contains parodies by Gilbert À Beckett of scenes from plays by James Sheridan Knowles ()[] and nine other playwrights of the day, including himself, the scene from ''[[The School for Sentiment]]''.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1860: Performed in September, probably by [[Sefton Parry]] and members of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], as part of the festivities surrounding the visit to Cape Town of Prince Alfred, the son of Queen Victoria.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.92
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