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| − | ''[[Woodcock's Little Game]]'' is a comedy in two acts | + | ''[[Woodcock's Little Game]]'' is a comedy-farce in two acts John Maddison Morton (1811–1891) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | First performed in London at the Royal St. James Theatre, under the management of Benjamin Webster, on Thursday, 6th October, 1864 and published by Samuel French. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1875: Performed as ''[[Woodcock's Little Game]]'' in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 11 March, with ''[[The Pilgrim of Love]]'' (Byron). | ||
| + | 1878: Performed as ''[[Woodcock's Little Game]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 6 February, with ''[[William Tell]]'' ''[[William Tell with a Vengeance, or The Pet, the Parrot and the Pippin]]'' (Byron) and the "Transformation scene" from ''[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]''. | ||
| − | + | 1878: Performed as ''[[Woodcock's Little Game]]'' in the [[Good Hope Gardens]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 26 March. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[ | + | Transcribed copy of the original published text, [[Project Gutenberg]][https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57451/57451-h/57451-h.htm] |
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 322, | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 322, 329, 365-6. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:52, 31 July 2021
Woodcock's Little Game is a comedy-farce in two acts John Maddison Morton (1811–1891) [1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the Royal St. James Theatre, under the management of Benjamin Webster, on Thursday, 6th October, 1864 and published by Samuel French.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed as Woodcock's Little Game in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 11 March, with The Pilgrim of Love (Byron).
1878: Performed as Woodcock's Little Game in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 6 February, with William Tell William Tell with a Vengeance, or The Pet, the Parrot and the Pippin (Byron) and the "Transformation scene" from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
1878: Performed as Woodcock's Little Game in the Good Hope Gardens, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 26 March.
Sources
Transcribed copy of the original published text, Project Gutenberg[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 322, 329, 365-6.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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