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The play, one of Cherry wrote and was first acted at Drury Lane on 7 February 1804. It appears to have been popular in its time, running to 12 editions between 1804 and 1805. It was also reprinted in 1815 edition and a 1825 edition. | The play, one of Cherry wrote and was first acted at Drury Lane on 7 February 1804. It appears to have been popular in its time, running to 12 editions between 1804 and 1805. It was also reprinted in 1815 edition and a 1825 edition. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1832: Performed on 22 September in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[All the World's a Stage]] with ''[[The Miller's Maid]]'' (Saville) and ''[[Jack of the Cape]]''. | 1832: Performed on 22 September in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[All the World's a Stage]] with ''[[The Miller's Maid]]'' (Saville) and ''[[Jack of the Cape]]''. | ||
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http://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Soldier_s_Daughter.html?id=fi1TAAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=y | http://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Soldier_s_Daughter.html?id=fi1TAAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
| − | [[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.189 | + | [[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.189, 224 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 07:33, 25 June 2016
The Soldier's Daughter is a comedy in five acts by Andrew Cherry (1762-1812)[1].
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The original text
The play, one of Cherry wrote and was first acted at Drury Lane on 7 February 1804. It appears to have been popular in its time, running to 12 editions between 1804 and 1805. It was also reprinted in 1815 edition and a 1825 edition.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1822: Performed on 7 December in the African Theatre, Cape Town, by the Amateur Company company (Garrison Players) with the farce Fortune's Frolic (Allingham).
1832: Performed on 22 September in the African Theatre, Cape Town, by All the World's a Stage with The Miller's Maid (Saville) and Jack of the Cape.
Sources
http://limerickslife.com/andrew-cherry/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cherry
http://www.forgottenbooks.org/books/The_Soldiers_Daughter_1000305313
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Soldier_s_Daughter.html?id=fi1TAAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=y
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.189, 224
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