Difference between revisions of "The Area Belle"

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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Several performances in the [[Theatre Royal]]: 23 October 1865, 23 April 1866, 18 Sept 1866, 17 sept 1867, 19 okt 1867, July 1870, 6 March 1874, 17 July 1875, 30 Jan 1878.
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1865: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 23 October
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1866: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 23 April  and 18 September
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1867: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 17 September and 19 October
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1870: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in July
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1874: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 6 March  
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1875: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 17 July
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1878: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 30 January
  
  

Revision as of 06:20, 19 October 2017

The Area Belle is a popular farce in one act by William Brough (1826-1870)[1] and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[2].

The original text

First performed in London at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi on 7 March 1864 and published by T.H. Lacy in London, and Samuel French (in London and New York).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1865: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 23 October

1866: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 23 April and 18 September

1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 17 September and 19 October

1870: Performed in the Theatre Royal in July

1874: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 6 March

1875: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 17 July

1878: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 30 January



Sources

Facsimile version of the Samuel French edition, HathiTrust Digital Library[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.191, 203, 210, 227, 257, 260, 280, 312, 325, 365


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