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''[[Where Shall I Dine?]]'' is a  [[farcetta]]  in one act by G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell , 1800–1852)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell].
  
A farcetta  in one act by James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell (died 1825), and  George  Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell , 1800–1852)
 
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Rodwell would have been 19 years old when he wrote this play, and he was  presumably aided by his brother the playwright and theatre manager James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell. Therefore, besides the accreditation given above, the play is also often credited to G Herbert Rodwell only, notably so by Allardyce Nicoll, though many variations of authorship appear in the many printed versions.
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Some sources also credit J. Thomas G. Rodwell , often even as first author, though the general tendency seems to be to credit George Rodwell only, notably so on internet playlists and biographies of Rodwell, and by Allardyce Nicoll. However, since George Rodwell would only have been 19 years old when he wrote it, it is natural to assume that he may have been aided by his elder brother, the playwright and theatre manager James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell (died 1825).  
First performed at the Olympic New Theatre, Strand on  17 February  1819, before playing at other venues, and was published in the same year.  
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The farce was first performed at the Olympic New Theatre, Strand on  17 February  1819, before playing at other venues, and was published in the same year, and saw many editions afterwards.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1831: Performed as ''[[Where Shall I Dine?, or No Dinner Yet]]'' as on 4 June by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]] . The evening was a benefit for [[Mrs Black]],  and the also included the tragedy  ''[[Douglas]]'' (Home).  
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1831: Performed under the extended title ''[[Where Shall I Dine?, or No Dinner Yet?]]'' on 4 June by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]]. The evening was a benefit for [[Mrs Black]],  and the entertainment also included the tragedy  ''[[Douglas]]'' (Home).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Where_Shall_I_Dine.html?id=kGDqrQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
 
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Where_Shall_I_Dine.html?id=kGDqrQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 216
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell
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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. 216
  
 
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 04:14, 27 July 2017

Where Shall I Dine? is a farcetta in one act by G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell , 1800–1852)[1].


The original text

Some sources also credit J. Thomas G. Rodwell , often even as first author, though the general tendency seems to be to credit George Rodwell only, notably so on internet playlists and biographies of Rodwell, and by Allardyce Nicoll. However, since George Rodwell would only have been 19 years old when he wrote it, it is natural to assume that he may have been aided by his elder brother, the playwright and theatre manager James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell (died 1825).

The farce was first performed at the Olympic New Theatre, Strand on 17 February 1819, before playing at other venues, and was published in the same year, and saw many editions afterwards.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1831: Performed under the extended title Where Shall I Dine?, or No Dinner Yet? on 4 June by All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre. The evening was a benefit for Mrs Black, and the entertainment also included the tragedy Douglas (Home).

Sources

Allardyce Nicoll, A History of English Drama 1660-1900, 2009 reprint: p. 395[2]

A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, CUP Archive[3]

http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Where_Shall_I_Dine.html?id=kGDqrQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 216

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