Difference between revisions of "Black Sheep"
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| − | Adapted for the stage from Yates's published novel ''Black Sheep'' (Tinsley brothers, 1867) by Yates and Simpson, it was first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre on 25 April 1868. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1868. | + | Adapted for the stage from Yates's published novel ''Black Sheep'' (Tinsley brothers, 1867) by Edmund Yates (1831–1894)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates] and John Palgrave Simpson, it was first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre on 25 April 1868. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1868. |
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[[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. 322-323 | [[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. 322-323 | ||
| − | = ''[[Black Sheep]]'' | + | = ''[[Black Sheep]]'' (Rice, 1932) = |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A comedy in three acts | + | A comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice. It opened at the Morosco Theatre in New York City Oct 13, 1932 and played through Oct 1932, also directed and produced by Rice. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| − | = ''[[Black Sheep]]'' | + | = ''[[Black Sheep]]'' (Blessing, 2001)= |
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| − | + | A play about racial issues by Lee Blessing. First performed as a public reading at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. October 19-27, 2001, it formally opened at the Florida Stage in Manalapan, Florida in December 14 of the same year. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 19 April 2018
There are a number of plays called Black Sheep.
Among them:
Contents
Black Sheep (Yates and Simpson, 1868)
The original text
Adapted for the stage from Yates's published novel Black Sheep (Tinsley brothers, 1867) by Edmund Yates (1831–1894)[1] and John Palgrave Simpson, it was first performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre on 25 April 1868. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1868.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 5 March, with The Bonnie Fishwife (Selby).
1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 13 April, with Black-Eyed Susan (Jerrold).
Sources
http://www.bartleby.com/library/readersdigest/255.html
http://victorianfictionresearchguides.org/edmund-yates/
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Black_Sheep.html?id=sOwBAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, The Victorian Plays Project[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 322-323
Black Sheep (Rice, 1932)
The original text
A comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice. It opened at the Morosco Theatre in New York City Oct 13, 1932 and played through Oct 1932, also directed and produced by Rice.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/black-sheep-11645
Black Sheep (Blessing, 2001)
The original text
A play about racial issues by Lee Blessing. First performed as a public reading at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. October 19-27, 2001, it formally opened at the Florida Stage in Manalapan, Florida in December 14 of the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sheep_(play)
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