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''[[Sam's Arrival]]'' is a play by J. Oxenford
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''[[Sam's Arrival]]'' is a one act play by John Oxenford ()[].
  
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==The original text==
  
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Called "An Absurdity in 1 Act", it was first performed in the Strand Theatre, London, on 8 September, 1862.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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1866: Performed as an afterpiece to ''[[The Bride of Lammermoor]]'' (Calcraft) in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] ([[Theatre Royal]]) by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] on 30 April.
  
1866: Performed as an afterpiece to ''[[The Bride of Lammermoor]]'' (Calcraft) in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] ([[Theatre Royal]]) by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] on 30 April.
 
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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''The Victorian Plays Project'', Electronic Catalogue - Volume 56[http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=126]
  
 
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900'', Volume 6: p. 444[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nEilDfLnCSQC&pg=PA444&lpg=PA444&dq=Sam's+Arrival+Oxenford&source=bl&ots=Bg0rJ1jrW9&sig=aCw38saCH-2p53cb2AEAsod7qYQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi69-n-0IbbAhWqC8AKHcfpBpsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Sam's%20Arrival%20Oxenford&f=false].  
 
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900'', Volume 6: p. 444[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nEilDfLnCSQC&pg=PA444&lpg=PA444&dq=Sam's+Arrival+Oxenford&source=bl&ots=Bg0rJ1jrW9&sig=aCw38saCH-2p53cb2AEAsod7qYQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi69-n-0IbbAhWqC8AKHcfpBpsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Sam's%20Arrival%20Oxenford&f=false].  

Revision as of 04:18, 15 May 2018

Sam's Arrival is a one act play by John Oxenford ()[].

The original text

Called "An Absurdity in 1 Act", it was first performed in the Strand Theatre, London, on 8 September, 1862.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1866: Performed as an afterpiece to The Bride of Lammermoor (Calcraft) in the Harrington Street Theatre (Theatre Royal) by the Le Roy and Duret Company on 30 April.

Sources

The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 56[1]

Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. A History of English Drama 1660-1900, Volume 6: p. 444[2].

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 203


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