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== Performances in South Africa ==
 
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1855: A play entitled ''[[The Cockney in Corsica]]'' was performed in the [[Drawing Room Theatre]], Cape Town, on Friday 13 July 1855 by [[Sefton Parry]], as a benefit performance for the Patriotic Fund, along with ''[[A Capital Match]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[Monsieur Jacques]]'' (Barnett). [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p432,  suggests that it may have been ''[[Cockneys in California]]'' but he mistakenly has the author's surname as "French". However, Bosman seems to have been unaware sub-titling for  J.M. Morton's play ''[[A Capital Match]]'', namely ''[[The Cockney in California]]''.
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1855: [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p432,  suggests that the play ''[[Cockney in Corsica]]'' performed in Cape Town on Friday 13 July by [[Sefton Parry]], may have been a play called ''[[Cockneys in California]]'' by an author whose surname he gives as "French". However, Bosman was mistaken, clearly unaware of the sub-titling for  J.M. Morton's 1843 play ''[[A Thumping Legacy]]'', which was often performed as ''[[A Cockney in Corsica]]'' or ''[[The Cockney in Corsica]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
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http://www.williamreesecompany.com/pages/books/WRCLIT18659/california-drama-j-stirling-coyne/cockneys-in-california-a-piece-of-golden-opportunity
 
http://www.williamreesecompany.com/pages/books/WRCLIT18659/california-drama-j-stirling-coyne/cockneys-in-california-a-piece-of-golden-opportunity
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
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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. 432
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 12 December 2016

Cockneys in California, subtitled "a piece of golden opportunity in one act", is a play about the California gold-rush by Joseph Stirling Coyne (1803–1868)[1].

The original text

A popular piece, both in Britain and America, as well as the colonies.

First published and produced in London in 1849. Issued as number XXXIII of French's Minor Drama series. The first American edition appeared in 1850 under Taylor's imprint. Also published in New York by M. Douglas (ca 1851) and Samuel French (ca 1855?).

Performances in South Africa

1855: Bosman, 1928[2]: p432, suggests that the play Cockney in Corsica performed in Cape Town on Friday 13 July by Sefton Parry, may have been a play called Cockneys in California by an author whose surname he gives as "French". However, Bosman was mistaken, clearly unaware of the sub-titling for J.M. Morton's 1843 play A Thumping Legacy, which was often performed as A Cockney in Corsica or The Cockney in Corsica.

Sources

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

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009563437

http://www.williamreesecompany.com/pages/books/WRCLIT18659/california-drama-j-stirling-coyne/cockneys-in-california-a-piece-of-golden-opportunity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 432

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