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| − | + | ''[[The Turnpike Gate]]'' is a "Musical Entertainment, in Two Acts" by Thomas Knight (??-1820)[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/15/101015736/]. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | First performance November 14, 1799 at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in 1799. The libretto (with the subtitle “A Musical Entertainment, in Two Acts “ credited to T.Knight), published by G.G. and J. Robinson, 1799, the score by Mazzinghi and Reeve published by T. Woodfall, 1799, | + | Actually this is the libretto of a comic opera by this name, with a score by Joseph Mazzinghi and William Reeve. |
| + | First performance November 14, 1799 at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in 1799. The libretto (with the subtitle “A Musical Entertainment, in Two Acts “ credited to T.Knight), was published separately by G.G. and J. Robinson, 1799, the score by Mazzinghi and Reeve published by T. Woodfall, 1799, | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1817: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 11 October, with Laugh When You Can (Reynolds), and The Mayor of Garratt (Foote) | + | 1817: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 11 October, with ''[[Laugh When You Can]]'' (Reynolds), and ''[[The Mayor of Garratt]]'' (Foote) |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. Operas in English: A Dictionary, Google eBook[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512&lpg=PA512&dq=The+Turnpike+Gate+Thomas+Knight,+Joseph+Mazzinghi+and+William+Reeve&source=bl&ots=ZjekRuieS8&sig=07Q0m36BWTkeuyOsulF8CKLyQLA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RUwiVdLlLMar7Ab15ID4Cw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=The%20Turnpike%20Gate%20Thomas%20Knight%2C%20Joseph%20Mazzinghi%20and%20William%20Reeve&f=false] | Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. Operas in English: A Dictionary, Google eBook[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512&lpg=PA512&dq=The+Turnpike+Gate+Thomas+Knight,+Joseph+Mazzinghi+and+William+Reeve&source=bl&ots=ZjekRuieS8&sig=07Q0m36BWTkeuyOsulF8CKLyQLA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RUwiVdLlLMar7Ab15ID4Cw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=The%20Turnpike%20Gate%20Thomas%20Knight%2C%20Joseph%20Mazzinghi%20and%20William%20Reeve&f=false] | ||
| − | F.C.L. Bosman, | + | http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/15/101015736/ |
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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. 150-1, | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:35, 24 April 2017
The Turnpike Gate is a "Musical Entertainment, in Two Acts" by Thomas Knight (??-1820)[1].
Contents
The original text
Actually this is the libretto of a comic opera by this name, with a score by Joseph Mazzinghi and William Reeve. First performance November 14, 1799 at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in 1799. The libretto (with the subtitle “A Musical Entertainment, in Two Acts “ credited to T.Knight), was published separately by G.G. and J. Robinson, 1799, the score by Mazzinghi and Reeve published by T. Woodfall, 1799,
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1817: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 11 October, with Laugh When You Can (Reynolds), and The Mayor of Garratt (Foote)
Sources
Facsimile version of the fourth edition (1799) of the published text, Google eBook[2]
Margaret Ross Griffel. 2012. Operas in English: A Dictionary, Google eBook[3]
http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/15/101015736/
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 150-1,
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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