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| − | 1833: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]], as part of an evening presented by the on 13 July, with Mr [[Charles West]] in the lead. Also shown were ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' (a "ballet dance") and ''[[The First of April]]'' Boaden). | + | 1833: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]], as part of an evening presented by the on 13 July, with Mr [[Charles West]] in the lead. Also shown were ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' (a "ballet dance") and ''[[The First of April]]'' (Boaden). |
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Revision as of 05:55, 15 May 2016
Clown and Goose is a pantomime, possibly a variation (and/or a cryptic renaming) of Thomas Dibdin's Harlequin and Mother Goose, or The Golden Egg, which had been first played at Covent Garden in London in 1806, providing Joe Grimaldi with his most famous role. It is probable that later star performers adapted the actions according to the time and place of performance, and that this was simply an adapted version of the original Dibdin work.
South African productions
1833: Performed by All the World's a Stage in Cape Town in the African Theatre, as part of an evening presented by the on 13 July, with Mr Charles West in the lead. Also shown were The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers (Fitzball), The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang (a "ballet dance") and The First of April (Boaden).
Sources
http://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/article/grimaldi/harlequinandmothergoose
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 227
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