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| − | A farce or burletta by Charles A. Somerset | + | ''[[A Day after the Fair]]'' is a farce or burletta by Charles A. Somerset (fl. mid-19th century). |
| − | + | Some editions (e.g. Elton, 1830), describe it as "A Burletta, in One Act", others ; (e.g S. French, 1856?) "A Burletta", and while other versions (e.g. Cumberland, 1829; and Davidson et al, 1830) refer to it as "a farce in two acts". | |
| + | ''This is not to be confused with a 1972 play by Frank Harvey called'' ''[[The Day after the Fair]]''[http://articles.deborahkerr.es/?p=630] ''and adapted from Thomas Hardy’s short story, "On the Western Circuit".'' | ||
| + | == The original text(s) == | ||
| − | Some uncertainty | + | Some uncertainty exists about the first performance, but it was apparently done at the Surrey theatre, London, in 1827, the Bowery Theatre in 1828 and at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1829 (possibly the first performance of the two act version). |
Printed ''inter alia'' by Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828, by John Cumberland in London, 1829 and by G H. Davidson, 1830, all of them claiming to be from the acting copy, the latter two also containing "remarks biographical and critical by D-G" (George Daniel) . | Printed ''inter alia'' by Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828, by John Cumberland in London, 1829 and by G H. Davidson, 1830, all of them claiming to be from the acting copy, the latter two also containing "remarks biographical and critical by D-G" (George Daniel) . | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1834: Performed in the | + | 1834: Performed in the [[The Amateur Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Private Amateur Company]] on 5 November, as an afterpiece to ''[[Othello, or The Moor of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare). |
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| + | 1834: Performed in the [[The Amateur Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Private Amateur Company]] on 5 November, as an afterpiece to ''[[Guy Faux, or the Gunpowder Treason Conspiracy]]'' (Marfarren). | ||
| − | + | 1835: Performed under the patronage of Lady D'Urban in the [[The Amateur Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Private Amateur Company]] on 8 April, as an afterpiece to ''[[Venice Preserv'd]]'' (Otway). | |
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| − | + | 1846: Performed in Cape Town (possibly by [[All the World's a Stage]]) in the newly renamed [[Hope Street Theatre]], now called the [[Victoria Theatre]], on Tuesday 21 July, 1846, as afterpiece to ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' (Payne) and ''[[Fortune's Frolic, or The Ploughman Turned Lord]]'' (Allingham) as an interlude. | |
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| + | 1868: Performed by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 4 November, with ''[[Whitebait at Greenwich]]'' (Morton). | ||
| − | + | 1869: Performed by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 24 January, with ''[[The Sergeant's Wife]]'' (Banim). Music by the Regimental Band and a song sung by [[R. Norcliffe]]. | |
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | Entry on the 1883 edition by Dicks, The ''Internet Archive''[https://openlibrary.org/works/OL12725763W/A_day_after_the_fair] | ||
| − | F.C.L. Bosman, | + | [[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. 204, 206, 263-5, 415. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:27, 22 June 2019
A Day after the Fair is a farce or burletta by Charles A. Somerset (fl. mid-19th century).
Some editions (e.g. Elton, 1830), describe it as "A Burletta, in One Act", others ; (e.g S. French, 1856?) "A Burletta", and while other versions (e.g. Cumberland, 1829; and Davidson et al, 1830) refer to it as "a farce in two acts".
This is not to be confused with a 1972 play by Frank Harvey called The Day after the Fair[1] and adapted from Thomas Hardy’s short story, "On the Western Circuit".
Contents
The original text(s)
Some uncertainty exists about the first performance, but it was apparently done at the Surrey theatre, London, in 1827, the Bowery Theatre in 1828 and at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1829 (possibly the first performance of the two act version).
Printed inter alia by Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828, by John Cumberland in London, 1829 and by G H. Davidson, 1830, all of them claiming to be from the acting copy, the latter two also containing "remarks biographical and critical by D-G" (George Daniel) .
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1834: Performed in the The Amateur Theatre, Cape Town, by the Private Amateur Company on 5 November, as an afterpiece to Othello, or The Moor of Venice (Shakespeare).
1834: Performed in the The Amateur Theatre, Cape Town, by the Private Amateur Company on 5 November, as an afterpiece to Guy Faux, or the Gunpowder Treason Conspiracy (Marfarren).
1835: Performed under the patronage of Lady D'Urban in the The Amateur Theatre, Cape Town, by the Private Amateur Company on 8 April, as an afterpiece to Venice Preserv'd (Otway).
1846: Performed in Cape Town (possibly by All the World's a Stage) in the newly renamed Hope Street Theatre, now called the Victoria Theatre, on Tuesday 21 July, 1846, as afterpiece to Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch (Payne) and Fortune's Frolic, or The Ploughman Turned Lord (Allingham) as an interlude.
1868: Performed by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 4 November, with Whitebait at Greenwich (Morton).
1869: Performed by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 24 January, with The Sergeant's Wife (Banim). Music by the Regimental Band and a song sung by R. Norcliffe.
Sources
Entry on the 1883 edition by Dicks, The Internet Archive[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 204, 206, 263-5, 415.
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