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1870: Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] in July by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] with the aid of [[J. Ryan]] and the [[Royal Downshire Minstrels]], along with ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]'' (). | 1870: Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] in July by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] with the aid of [[J. Ryan]] and the [[Royal Downshire Minstrels]], along with ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]'' (). | ||
| − | 1874: Performed under the protection of the Free Masons in the [[Mutual Hall]] on 6 March by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, presented, with ''[[Caste]]'' (Robertson), as a benefit for Roebuck, | + | 1874: Performed under the protection of the Free Masons in the [[Mutual Hall]] on 6 March by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, presented, with ''[[Caste]]'' (Robertson), as a benefit for Roebuck. |
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| + | 1874: Repeated in the [[Mutual Hall]] on 7 March by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company, this time with ''[[The Ticket of Leave Man]]'' (Robertson). | ||
1875: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 17 July | 1875: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 17 July | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 20 October 2017
The Area Belle is a popular farce in one act by William Brough (1826-1870)[1] and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[2].
Contents
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 and 26 October by Ray and Cooper, with the help of local "Gentlemen Amateurs", as an afterpiece to Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer (Hazlewood).
1866: Performed in the Theatre Royal by the Le Roy and Duret Company on 23 April, as an afterpiece to The Stranger (Von Kotzebue)
1866: Performed in the Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Players on 18 September, with Luke the Labourer (Buckstone) and The Nervous Cures.
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal by Madame Duret and her company on 17 September with The Isle of St. Tropez (Williams and Burnand) and Box and Cox (Morton).
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal by the Garrison Players on 19 October, with The Syren of Paris ().
1870: Performed in the New Lyceum Theatre in July by the Amateur Coloured Troupe with the aid of J. Ryan and the Royal Downshire Minstrels, along with The Mischievous Nigger ().
1874: Performed under the protection of the Free Masons in the Mutual Hall on 6 March by Disney Roebuck and his company, presented, with Caste (Robertson), as a benefit for Roebuck.
1874: Repeated in the Mutual Hall on 7 March by Disney Roebuck and his company, this time with The Ticket of Leave Man (Robertson).
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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