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1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players|Officers of the Garrison]] on Saturday 16 July, with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman), as a Benefit Performance for the Widows and Orphans of the 24th Regiment. | 1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players|Officers of the Garrison]] on Saturday 16 July, with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman), as a Benefit Performance for the Widows and Orphans of the 24th Regiment. | ||
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The Padlock is a two-act "afterpiece" opera by Isaac Bickerstaffe (1733 – 1812?)[1] (the text) and Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)[2] (composer). In some sources (e.g. Wikipedia) the main author is given as the composer, Dibden, according to musical custom.
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The original text
The play was based on El celoso estremeño by Miguel de Cervantes (a work usually translated into English as The Jealous Husband), and made its debut in 1768 at the Drury Lane Theatre in London, England, with Dibdin playing the character "Mungo".
First published: 1768 for W. Griffin.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1807: Was planned for performance as afterpiece to She Stoops to Conquer (Goldsmith) by the Officers of the Garrison on 29 August, but was replaced by Love à la Mode (Macklin) because all the music could not be obtained.
1808: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Officers of the Garrison on Saturday 16 July, with All the World's a Stage (Jackman), as a Benefit Performance for the Widows and Orphans of the 24th Regiment.
1815: Performed by Mr Cuerton and his company, in association with the Garrison Players, in the African Theatre, Cape Town, on 27 May, with a "Ballet" entitled The Shipwreck (attributed to Brandes).
Sources
Facsimile text of 1770 edition (with commentary), Google E-book[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Padlock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dibdin
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 73-77.
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