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| − | The Toothaches is a farce by | + | ''[[The Toothaches]]'' is a farce by an anonymous author apparently performed in Cape Town in October of 1872. |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Nothing has yet been found of a play by this name, but since it is accompanied by the well-known [[Christy]]-style skit ''[[The Nervous Cures]]'', this is probably another such skit, possibly even devised by the performers themselves. If not, it could be a version of (or reference to) either one of the following one-act farces: | |
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| + | ''[[The Tooth-ache, or, Mistakes of a Morning]]'' ("a petit comedy, in one act") by John Bray (Published by M.Carey, Philadelphia, 1814).[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=eWdWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT1&lpg=PT1&dq=Tooth-ache,+or+The+Prince+and+the+Chimney-sweeper&source=bl&ots=ZCtJdf0l0W&sig=ACfU3U3pp9C0FWEGxZb8wEGiuoyiAtiPJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzgJuhhsbxAhWLecAKHS7yA7gQ6AEwBHoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=Tooth-ache%2C%20or%20The%20Prince%20and%20the%20Chimney-sweeper&f=false] | ||
| + | Described as "a petit comedy, in one act : a free translation from the French", it was also known simply as either ''[[Mistakes of a Morning]]'' or ''[[Toothache]]'' | ||
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| + | ''[[Tooth-ache, or The Prince and the Chimney-sweeper]]'' (Anon., 1850, published as Volume 55 in [[T.H. Lacy]]'s | ||
| + | series ''English and American drama of the nineteenth century''.). | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1872: A play called ''[[The Toothaches]]'' (no author named) was performed in Cape Town during October by an unnamed (garrison?) company, as part of an evening of musical and dramatic entertainment in aid of a new bell for [[St Mary's Cathedral]]. Probably taking place in the [[Catholic Hall]] (formerly known as the [[St Aloysius Hall]]), the programme for the evening also included ''[[The Happy Man]]'' (Lover) and ''[[The Nervous Cures]]'' (Brown and Norton). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of ''[[The Tooth-ache, or, Mistakes of a Morning]]'' (1814)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=eWdWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT1&lpg=PT1&dq=Tooth-ache,+or+The+Prince+and+the+Chimney-sweeper&source=bl&ots=ZCtJdf0l0W&sig=ACfU3U3pp9C0FWEGxZb8wEGiuoyiAtiPJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzgJuhhsbxAhWLecAKHS7yA7gQ6AEwBHoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=Tooth-ache%2C%20or%20The%20Prince%20and%20the%20Chimney-sweeper&f=false] | ||
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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]]: p.281 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA 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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| + | Arthur E. McGuinness. 1975. George Fitzmaurice. Bucknell University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=NrN2Kh3hnd8C&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=The+Toothache+a+farce+in+one+act+by&source=bl&ots=z3J7S4dqVp&sig=ACfU3U1e2QgFQm5sQIAt-9BpL3V1qoNMcQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUqJiy-sXxAhXUVsAKHVtXD3EQ6AEwCHoECAoQAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Toothache%20a%20farce%20in%20one%20act%20by&f=false] | ||
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| + | https://www.worldcat.org/title/toothache-or-mistakes-of-a-morning-a-petit-comedy-in-one-act-a-free-translation-from-the-french/oclc/1013289497/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true | ||
Latest revision as of 06:39, 3 July 2021
The Toothaches is a farce by an anonymous author apparently performed in Cape Town in October of 1872.
Contents
The original text
Nothing has yet been found of a play by this name, but since it is accompanied by the well-known Christy-style skit The Nervous Cures, this is probably another such skit, possibly even devised by the performers themselves. If not, it could be a version of (or reference to) either one of the following one-act farces:
The Tooth-ache, or, Mistakes of a Morning ("a petit comedy, in one act") by John Bray (Published by M.Carey, Philadelphia, 1814).[1] Described as "a petit comedy, in one act : a free translation from the French", it was also known simply as either Mistakes of a Morning or Toothache
Tooth-ache, or The Prince and the Chimney-sweeper (Anon., 1850, published as Volume 55 in T.H. Lacy's series English and American drama of the nineteenth century.).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1872: A play called The Toothaches (no author named) was performed in Cape Town during October by an unnamed (garrison?) company, as part of an evening of musical and dramatic entertainment in aid of a new bell for St Mary's Cathedral. Probably taking place in the Catholic Hall (formerly known as the St Aloysius Hall), the programme for the evening also included The Happy Man (Lover) and The Nervous Cures (Brown and Norton).
Sources
Facsimile version of The Tooth-ache, or, Mistakes of a Morning (1814)[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: p.281
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
Arthur E. McGuinness. 1975. George Fitzmaurice. Bucknell University Press[3]
