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''[[The Apprentice]]'' is a comedy by Arthur Murphy (1727 – 1805)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)].
  
  
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== The original text ==
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Originally written as a two-act farce entitled ''[[The Young Apprentice]]'' in 1754 and submitted to David Garrick, then withdrawn. Finally produced as an afterpiece in 1756 at the Drury Lane theatre. First published: 1756, for Paul Vaillant
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 12 October, 1812, (using the title ''The Birth Day'' , and apparently billed as a comedy in 3 acts), with ''[[The Birth Day]]'' (O'Keeffe) and ''[[Silvester Daggerwood]]'' (Colman Jr).
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1808: First performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 8 October, with ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' (Goldsmith). Enhanced by a [[variety]] programme of song and dance, this was benefit evening for the widows and children of the 83rd Regiment.
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1812: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 12 October, with ''[[The Birthday, or the Prince of Arragon|Birth Day, The]]'' (O'Keeffe) and ''[[Silvester Daggerwood]]'' (Colman Jr).
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1823: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 21 October, with ''[[The Road to Ruin]]'' (Holcroft), as a Benefit for [[J. Corbishly]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
SBU Find Sylvester Daggerwood[http://sbufind.library.stonybrook.edu/vufind/Record/STB000771591]
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http://projects.chass.utoronto.ca/prescrip/18thcComedy/plays/73_murp_apprentice.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.77, 143, 185.
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.143
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 9 November 2016

The Apprentice is a comedy by Arthur Murphy (1727 – 1805)[1].


The original text

Originally written as a two-act farce entitled The Young Apprentice in 1754 and submitted to David Garrick, then withdrawn. Finally produced as an afterpiece in 1756 at the Drury Lane theatre. First published: 1756, for Paul Vaillant

Performance history in South Africa

1808: First performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 8 October, with She Stoops to Conquer (Goldsmith). Enhanced by a variety programme of song and dance, this was benefit evening for the widows and children of the 83rd Regiment.

1812: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 12 October, with Birth Day, The (O'Keeffe) and Silvester Daggerwood (Colman Jr).

1823: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 21 October, with The Road to Ruin (Holcroft), as a Benefit for J. Corbishly.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

http://projects.chass.utoronto.ca/prescrip/18thcComedy/plays/73_murp_apprentice.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.77, 143, 185.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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