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| − | An Empty Stocking | + | ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' is a play in one act by Fred Wright Jr (1871-1928)[https://gsarchive.net/whowaswho/W/WrightFredJr.htm]. |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | A play about a father, his deserted daughter and an impecunious author. Opened in The Strand Theatre, London on 18 May, 1898. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1899: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban, on 19 December by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] (referred to as [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in some sources), as a double bill with ''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' (Broadhurst). | ||
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| + | 1900: The double bill performed by [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in the [[Opera House]] Cape Town on 20 January. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://gsarchive.net/whowaswho/W/WrightFredJr.htm | ||
J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel'', Scarecrow Press, p. 397[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA397&lpg=PA397&dq=An+Empty+Stocking+a+stage+play+by&source=bl&ots=hgg_V8Nk7B&sig=ACfU3U1qDtOEBqTXwxvbFsnNviftwiYZ8A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlpaKt3b7yAhVMi1wKHT9mCgUQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=An%20Empty%20Stocking%20a%20stage%20play%20by&f=false] | J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel'', Scarecrow Press, p. 397[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA397&lpg=PA397&dq=An+Empty+Stocking+a+stage+play+by&source=bl&ots=hgg_V8Nk7B&sig=ACfU3U1qDtOEBqTXwxvbFsnNviftwiYZ8A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlpaKt3b7yAhVMi1wKHT9mCgUQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=An%20Empty%20Stocking%20a%20stage%20play%20by&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]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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| + | [[Walter Greyvenstein]] 1988a. ''The History and Development of Children's Theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]]. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign 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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Latest revision as of 06:55, 20 August 2021
An Empty Stocking is a play in one act by Fred Wright Jr (1871-1928)[1].
Contents
The original text
A play about a father, his deserted daughter and an impecunious author. Opened in The Strand Theatre, London on 18 May, 1898.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1899: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Durban, on 19 December by a visiting company led by Charles Arnold (referred to as Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company in some sources), as a double bill with What Happened to Jones (Broadhurst).
1900: The double bill performed by Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company in the Opera House Cape Town on 20 January.
Sources
https://gsarchive.net/whowaswho/W/WrightFredJr.htm
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel, Scarecrow Press, p. 397[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: pp.203-205
Walter Greyvenstein 1988a. The History and Development of Children's Theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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
