Difference between revisions of "The Poor Soldier"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833)  
+
''[[The Poor Soldier]]'' is a comic opera by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O'Keeffe_(Irish_writer)]
  
A comic opera, first performed at the Covent Garden, London on 4 Nov. 1783.
+
(Sometimes simply referred to as ''[[Poor Soldier]]'' in sources)
 +
 
 +
== The original text ==
 +
 
 +
First performed at the Covent Garden, London on 4 Nov. 1783.
 +
 
 +
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 6 September, 1802, with ''[[Three Weeks after Marriage]]'' (Murphy).
+
1802: Performed (as ''[[Poor Soldier]]'') in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 6 September, with ''[[Three Weeks after Marriage]]'' (Murphy).
  
Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in conjunction with [[Mr Cooke]] on 16 May 1818, with ''[[She Stoops to Conquer|She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night]]'' (Goldsmith).
+
1818: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in conjunction with [[Mr Cooke]] on 16 May, with ''[[She Stoops to Conquer|She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night]]'' (Goldsmith).
  
Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in conjunction with [[Mr Cooke]] on 24 October 1818, as a benefit for [[Miss Williams]],  with ''[[Othello]]'' (Shakespeare).
+
1818: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in conjunction with [[Mr Cooke]] on 24 October , as a benefit for [[Miss Williams]],  with ''[[Othello]]'' (Shakespeare).
  
Performed in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 16 October 1824, with ''[[A Bold Stroke for a Wife]]'' (Mrs Centlivre).
+
1824: Performed in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 16 October , with ''[[A Bold Stroke for a Wife]]'' (Mrs Centlivre).
  
Performed in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 27 November 1824, with ''[[The Castle Spectre]]'' (Lewis).
+
1824: Performed in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 27 November , with ''[[The Castle Spectre]]'' (Lewis).
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Line 23: Line 27:
 
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/O'Keeffe,_John_(DNB00)
 
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/O'Keeffe,_John_(DNB00)
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 69,109,
+
[[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. 69, 109, 154-5, 199
  
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
+
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
== Return to ==
 
== Return to ==
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 P|P]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+
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_Theatre/Plays]]
+
Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
  
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 06:30, 18 May 2017

The Poor Soldier is a comic opera by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833)[1]

(Sometimes simply referred to as Poor Soldier in sources)

The original text

First performed at the Covent Garden, London on 4 Nov. 1783.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1802: Performed (as Poor Soldier) in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 6 September, with Three Weeks after Marriage (Murphy).

1818: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players in conjunction with Mr Cooke on 16 May, with She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night (Goldsmith).

1818: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players in conjunction with Mr Cooke on 24 October , as a benefit for Miss Williams, with Othello (Shakespeare).

1824: Performed in the Cape Town Theatre, Cape Town by the English Theatricals on 16 October , with A Bold Stroke for a Wife (Mrs Centlivre).

1824: Performed in the Cape Town Theatre, Cape Town by the English Theatricals on 27 November , with The Castle Spectre (Lewis).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O'Keeffe_(Irish_writer)

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/O'Keeffe,_John_(DNB00)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 69, 109, 154-5, 199

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